Locality Team Leader/Specialist Lead Practitioner

Job overview

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’ll 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’ll 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’ll focus on improving health outcomes, tackling inequalities, and keeping children and young people in Oxfordshire safe and well. You’ll do this by offering a service that’s grounded in evidence and tailored to the needs of your community. As a trusted role model for fellow practitioners, you’ll 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:

• Service quality
• Controls assurance
• Clinical practice
• Clinical governance
• Compliance with all statutory regulations

Detailed job description and main 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 Care requirements and other local & national documents.

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.