Job overview
Are you passionate about providing high-quality, compassionate care to children and young people with complex health needs? We’re seeking a dedicated Band 4 Nursing Associate / Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic Community Children’s Nursing Team in Oxfordshire.
Our team supports children from birth to 18 with complex needs, offering services such as respite care, hospital-at-home, special school nursing, and end-of-life care. Children on our caseload have a range of acute and chronic conditions requiring interventions including wound care, enteral feeding, ventilation, and symptom management.
You’ll work under the leadership of registered nurses, delivering holistic, child- and family-centred care across home, school, and community settings. Strong communication, organisation, and clinical skills are essential.
We offer a full induction, ongoing education, CPD opportunities, NHS benefits, and flexible hours (08:00–20:00, including some evenings/weekends). Join us in making a meaningful difference to children and families across Oxfordshire.
Main duties of the job
As a Nursing Associate, you will deliver compassionate, effective care to children and young people with acute and complex health needs across home, school, and community settings. You will support interventions including wound care, gastrostomy and nasogastric feeding, and respiratory support. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate delegated care within your professional scope, monitoring long‑term conditions and escalating concerns appropriately.
Responsibilities include safe medication administration, promoting physical and mental wellbeing, and contributing to public health initiatives. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring integrated, person‑centred care. Safeguarding, dignity, and safety are central to the role.
You will advocate for children and families, support and supervise junior staff and students, and engage in continuous professional development, reflective practice, and quality improvement to enhance care outcomes and service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* 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
* Competitive pension scheme
* 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is based in our West locality, however we offer a countywide service and travel to other areas/bases is required on a regular basis.
Our core service hours are between 08.00-20.00, 7 days a week, including, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
This role is for 22.5 hours per week. If necessary, flexible working adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Qualified and Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register/ or Qualified Assistant Practitioner.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional.
Desirable criteria
* Able to identify their own scope of practice.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience working within an appropriate health care environment.
* Experience working with children and families.
* Able to undertake relevant clinical skills independently (such as gastrostomy feeding).
Desirable criteria
* Experience working with children and young people with complex health care needs.
Documents to Download
JD & PS (PDF, 262.0KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Laura Breakwell
Title: Locality Lead - West
Email: laura.breakwell@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 902700
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