SPA Clinician - Recruitment Open Day

Oxford Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Join us at Abingdon Hospital onSaturday 25th Januarybetween10am and 1pmfor our Triage Nurse and SPA Clinicians Recruitment Day.

During the event, you'll have the opportunity to meet our team and learn more about the services and roles available.

Band 6 Nurse and Occupational Therapist roles available.

Book your space - Triage Nurse and SPA Clinicians Recruitment Day Tickets, Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Main duties of the job

SPA is a triage service enabling members of the public, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to make referrals to community health services.

You will be expected to deliver and maintain a high quality of triage - using your enhanced assessment, problem solving, and decision-making skills to identify the patient's need and appropriate destination service, including the management of clinical risk. This includes referrals to and from the urgent community response, crisis and social care, community hospitals, and a range of community/specialist services such as district nursing, community therapy, falls service, and palliative care.

You need to be a highly motivated practitioner who has experience of community health services and can demonstrate the ability to initiate and manage work effectively. The team is supportive and committed to delivering high quality patient care, where referrals can be complex, diverse, and challenging.

You will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development.

About us

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
  • 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

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

267-EM6924404

Job locations

Abingdon Community Hospital

Abingdon

OX14 1AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

SPA service is spread over two bases, Banbury, and Abingdon, operating 8am-8pm, 365 day a year on a shift pattern basis. Shift patterns are 08:00-16:00, 10:30-18:30 and 12:00-20:00.

Job description

Job responsibilities

SPA service is spread over two bases, Banbury, and Abingdon, operating 8am-8pm, 365 day a year on a shift pattern basis. Shift patterns are 08:00-16:00, 10:30-18:30 and 12:00-20:00.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered health professional qualification
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post registration course in an area relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

  • Able to communicate with those who may have a barrier to understanding
  • Experience of working with older people

Desirable

  • Recent/current Community knowledge and experience Clinical supervision
  • Clinical supervision

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as a reflective practitioner
  • Enhanced assessment skills
  • Well-developed negotiation skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered health professional qualification
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post registration course in an area relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

  • Able to communicate with those who may have a barrier to understanding
  • Experience of working with older people

Desirable

  • Recent/current Community knowledge and experience Clinical supervision
  • Clinical supervision

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as a reflective practitioner
  • Enhanced assessment skills
  • Well-developed negotiation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Abingdon Community Hospital

Abingdon

OX14 1AG


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Abingdon Community Hospital

Abingdon

OX14 1AG


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Careers Team

Careers Team

careers@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

01865904100

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

267-EM6924404

Job locations

Abingdon Community Hospital

Abingdon

OX14 1AG


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