Locality Team Leader/Specialist Lead Practitioner
Are you a passionate School Nurse or Health Visitor (SCPHN) with valuable experience, eager to make a difference?
Would you relish the chance to lead a team of health visitors and school health nurses and champion a specialist area within our dynamic 0-19 service?
With the launch of the innovative CYP 0-19yrs Public Health Service, we are delighted to present a rare opportunity to become a Locality Team Leader in a pioneering team that unites Health Visiting, School Nursing and Family Nurse Partnership. Join us as we shape the future of public health for babies, children, young people and families!
You will collaborate with inspiring leaders, help drive and embed our visionary service model throughout the county, and ensure Oxfordshire's children and families receive outstanding, safe and holistic care.
We have one coveted locality team leader position available in Abingdon, serving the town and its charming surrounding villages. Seize the chance to lead, inspire and transform lives!
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will help manage, coordinate, and provide clinical leadership for your local area within the countywide 0-19 Children and Young People (CYP) Public Health Service. By working closely with the leadership team, you will focus on improving health outcomes, tackling inequalities, and keeping children and young people in Oxfordshire safe and well. You will do this by offering a service that is grounded in evidence and tailored to the needs of your community. As a trusted role model for fellow practitioners, you will demonstrate professionalism and embrace the Trust's values and vision. Your positive leadership will inspire your team to achieve the very best results in key areas such as:
* Controls assurance
* Clinical practice
* Clinical governance
* Compliance with all statutory regulations
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to have a thorough understanding of the commissioning priorities, the Service Specification, Trust Strategy, Department of Health priorities, Care Quality Agency requirements and other local & national documents.
Benefits
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Person Specification
Qualifications
* SCPHN course Health Visiting/School Nursing
* Evidence of Professional development
* Educated to Masters Level
Experience
* Significant experience of working with children, young people and families
* Community experience
* Experience of multi disciplinary working
* Implementation of change
* Evidence of ability to communicate effectively with service users, stakeholders and practitioners
* Caring and compassionate attitude
* Courage to speak up when concerned and challenge and be challenged
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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