Job overview

Are you an experienced family nurse, or a registered nurse or midwife with significant experience of working in the community with complex families? Are you passionate about prevention and early intervention? Do you enjoy working with young people? Do you thrive in strength-based culture?  Are you excited by the opportunity to learn and develop new skills alongside your colleagues?

We are excited to be extending our  Oxfordshire Family Nurse Partnership Team!

The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is an international evidence-based programme. The aim of the programme is to improve antenatal health, child health & development and parents’ and self-sufficiency. Family Nurses come from a range of nursing backgrounds and are responsible for delivering the FNP intensive, preventive home visiting programme to vulnerable, hard to reach young women who are expecting their first baby and continues up to the child’s second birthday. Bespoke training will be provided to support and ensure competencies within the role. If you are not a Family Nurse already, this will include residential placements throughout the year.  As a Family Nurse there is an expectation that you will provide knowledge and leadership expertise within your locality and within the wider 0-19 service and system, and contribute to quality assurance and improvements. Specifically to Oxfordshire, this will include having oversight and offering Supervision to 0-19 staff delivering the  Young Parents' Pathway.

Main duties of the job

• To work therapeutically with a range of family members to promote behaviour change and positive outcomes for children and families.
• To take a lead professional role when required where children and young people with additional needs require an integrated package of support from more than one practitioner/service.
• To participate in continuous monitoring and engagement in reflective supervision, to ensure that expertise in safeguarding and clinical methods are developed and maintained, that the service offered is of high quality and the programme implemented with fidelity.
• To work in collaboration with local statutory and mainstream services to ensure that families become confident in accessing a range of other universal health and support services and are ready to graduate from the programme when the child is two years old.
• To be part of the Oxfordshire 0-19 Service in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to the highest possible standard.
• Provide expertise, clinical oversight and supervision to staff delivering the Young Parent Pathway.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”

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