Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Oxford, OX4 1XDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 September 2026
1 day leftJob description
Are you a registered nurse looking for a new challenge in a community setting? An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Health Visitor to join the Oxfo...
- Leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme completing the 5 mandated contact with the addition of the new 4 year health and development review to support school readiness and transition.
- Responsible for a skill mix team delivering public health service initiatives to a defined population.
- Deliver services to children and families within homes, and community settings. Clinical activities will include assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating family focused care and delegating to CPHA and CPHN when appropriate.
- Develop multi agency relationships and work closely with other agencies including the voluntary sector.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with families' and other services and agencies in multi-agency and integrated working processes, identifying the health needs in a defined locality and targeting resources to address these.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/family focused/group programmes of care, working in partnership with other agencies, including early years' provision.
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.
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 ( pro rata )
- 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
Qualifications
Essential: - First Level Registered Nurse or midwife; - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (health visiting)
Desirable: - Qualified mentor; - Teaching skills and/or qualification; - Nurse Prescriber; - Post-graduate qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Evidence of current knowledge of National and Local policies and relevant research and the ability to relate it to practice
- Reflective practitioner
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor
- Presentation skills in line with organisational competencies
- Evidence of a recent managerial experience
- Experience of facilitating clinical supervision, learning and development
Skills
Essential: - Evidence of leadership skills; - Demonstrates knowledge and skills of IT
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
16 September 2026
Last checked
18 September 2026
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