District Nursing Lead - Advanced District Nurse Specialist NEW Wallingford Posted yesterday £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Band 7

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.

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.

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 will 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
• 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.

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”

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 schemeLease 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

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

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• 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.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Post qualifying NMC approved Community Practice Teacher preparation.
• Coaching and facilitating learning module.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Evidence of participation in service review and facilitating change in the delivery of clinical services.

Documents to Download

District Nurse Lead - Advanced DN Specialist (PDF, 189.7KB)

OH form (PDF, 304.6KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)