# District Nursing Lead - Advanced District Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/district-nursing-lead-advanced-district-nurse-specialist/ec0ebcae-af37-4670-b055-2d3dd35938a6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/district-nursing-lead-advanced-district-nurse-specialist/ec0ebcae-af37-4670-b055-2d3dd35938a6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Would consider part time) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-10T12:43:22.947Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Services/Community_Services-v8127109 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8127109?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you ready to lead innovation and make a real difference in District Nursing? Join us as a key driver in delivering the Ageing Well Anticipatory Care Model, working hand-in-hand with senior leaders to transform care for local populations. In this exciting role, you’ll: - Lead with Impact: Provide clinical leadership and champion best practice across District Nursing teams, ensuring patients are aligned to correct care pathways - Drive Excellence: Ensure planned care meets the highest quality standards and evidence-based pathways, delivering outstanding outcomes for patients. - Empower Teams: Guide and support District Nursing teams in managing complex and advanced patient needs. - Collaborate for Success: Build strong relationships and integrated working with multi-professional teams to bring the national model to life locally. You’ll work closely with the District Nurse Locality Leads, offering strategic leadership and hands-on support to create a seamless, patient-focused service. If you’re passionate about preventative care, committed to improving lives, and ready to lead change, we’d love to hear from you! Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required. ### Main duties of the job As a District Nursing Lead (Advanced District Nurse Specialist), you will provide expert clinical leadership and proactive management of District Nursing teams, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with complex needs. You’ll lead the implementation of the national anticipatory care model, champion preventative and personalised care, and work collaboratively with GPs, multi-professional teams, and locality leads to reduce hospital admissions. Your role includes advanced clinical assessment, prescribing, and developing care pathways, alongside supervising and supporting staff to deliver safe, effective care. To succeed, you’ll need strong clinical leadership skills, advanced assessment and decision-making abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure are essential, as is experience in change management, education, and integrated working. You’ll be a role model for professional standards, fostering a culture of learning and quality across the service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Oxfordshire District Nursing Service is forward looking and dynamic, involved in national community nursing initiatives and improving the service to meet future demand. Career progression is established within the District Nursing Service and continues to be developed, especially around senior clinical and leadership roles. The District Nursing Service sits within Planned and Preventative Care within the Community Services Directorate and works in an integrated way to deliver care to housebound and other patients in their own homes, clinics and residential care home. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Autonomous practitioner initiating and facilitating evidence-based practice at an advanced level - Evidence of strong clinical leadership skills - Demonstrates an understanding of local and national issues influencing the delivery and development of health care. - Previous experience of implementation of change **Desirable** - Evidence of participation in service review and facilitating change in the delivery of clinical services. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Advanced History taking or Comprehensive assessment of the person with frailty module - District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification (DNSPQ) - Non-medical Prescriber (V300) or willingness to undertake module **Desirable** - Post qualifying NMC approved Community Practice Teacher preparation. - Coaching and facilitating learning module. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Evidence of leading within and across teams, including multi-disciplinary and cross organisational agencies - Facilitates and coordinates advanced levels of practice in self and others. - Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills. ## Documents - [district nurse lead - advanced dn specialist (pdf, 189.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10423970) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.