Locality Team Leader

Oxford

Full Time

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Expires: 08/11/2026

Band 7

Permanent

About the Role

Job overview

Do you have a School Nursing and/ or Health Visiting qualification (SCPHN) and relevant experience?

Do you want to lead a specialist area of interest within the 0-19 service?

We have an opportunity to appoint a Locality Team Leader to be part of the CYP 0-19 Public Health Service, bringing together Health Visiting, School Health Nursing and Family Nurse Partnership.

You will be working alongside members of the leadership team to implement and embed the 0-19 service model, to provide an effective, safe and comprehensive service to Oxfordshire children and families.

The Locality Team Leader post is available in the City North Locality.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the management, coordination, and clinical leadership of a locality within the countywide 0-19 CYP Public Health Service.

You will be working with the leadership team to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and safeguard children and young people in Oxfordshire through the provision of an evidenced based and needs led service.

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.

Acting as a role model for practitioners, demonstrating a high level of professional behaviours, incorporating the core values and strategy of the Trust you will ensure optimum performance within a defined locality in the following key areas:

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

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”

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

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.