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Job summary

Main area
Community Health Services
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible shifts)
Job ref
267-CH6050954-A
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Henley MIU and GP OoH base Oxford,
Town
Henley on Thames/Oxford
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Lead Practitioner - Henley on Thames/Oxford

Band 7

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.


 

Job overview

Are you an experienced Emergency Practitioner looking to progress their leadership knowledge and experience? Do you want to work for as part of a  great team.

This could be just the role for you!

We are looking for someone who is a great role model to the team and who is confident of their clinical skills in an urgent care setting, supports best practice, person centred care and able to monitor governance that promotes patient and staff safety.

Based in Townlands Hospital, Henley on Thames the Minor Injury Unit and GP Out of Hours services supports patients patients presenting with acute minor injuries 7 days a week. The based also is responsible for urgent primary care illness presentations referred via 111 to the base for clinical assessment when the GP surgeries are closed.

The Oxford  GP Out of Hours service operates from East Oxford Health Centre in Manzil Way, Cowley, Oxford  The Out of Hours Service provides urgent primary care outside of the normal GP surgery and pharmacy opening hours.

As a clinically credible and highly visible Emergency Practitioner, you will work closely with the leadership team to drive forward clinical practice across your assigned areas.  You will work within the local healthcare system to promote the delivery of the right care, right place, at the right time by the most appropriate clinician.

The role is across two sites and you will be supported in your leadership role with  clinical management days to fulfil the leadership role.  

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Lead for the Henley team  and Oxford Out of Hours base you will provide operational and clinical leadership to both sites to provide the following

  • Effective, compassionate, and inclusive leadership and line management of staff
  • Clinical audit with a focus upon driving high standards of care
  • Support to the infection and prevention and control team to ensure excellent IPC standards are achieved and maintained
  • Work closely with the quality and patient safety teams to ensure that safe and effective patient care is delivered, and learning taken forward
  • Lead the clinical development of the services in line with national guidelines and developments in the evidence base
  • Ensure arrangements are in place for all service members to receive regular supervision, performance development review and training needs identified and where possible, met
  • Lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high-quality service, contributing to ongoing audit and evaluation.
  • Ensure that the necessary systems & protocols for the delivery of a safe & supportive service are in place, understood & adhered to throughout the Service.

Ensure that effective communications systems are established, maintained and monitored regularly within the Service & between the Teams & other services/agencies/partners.

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

What we need from you!

  • A qualified registered practitioner  with passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment
  • A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare
  • Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service
  • Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills
  • A flexible and positive attitude with a willingness to accommodate our 24/7 service

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse or Registered Paramedic
  • Recognised mentor course or qualification
  • Minor Injury Management Course at Level 6/7 or equivalent
  • ILS
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Comprehensive patient assessment.
  • Competence in Minor Injury and Illness management

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience at Band 6 equivalent in Urgent/ Unscheduled Care. Experience with mentoring students
  • Competent in using Evidence Based Practice
  • Experience in the development of clinical protocols
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in MDT
  • Experience working with Nursing assistants

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthNHS 75th BirthdayDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Angie O'Neill
Job title
Modern Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07721813450
Additional information

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.