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District Nursing Lead - District Nursing Locality LeadNHS

Didcot, OX11 7JH Permanent £49,387 to £56,515
Posted 13 August 2026 Closing date 27 August 2026
Didcot Parkway Rail Station (0.4 miles away) The Four Points (7.2 miles away)

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge, an opportunity to progress your career?

We are again strengthening the leadership across the Didcot and the South West Locality by offering a permanent position as a district nurse locality lead

This post will be based in a team within the Didcot and South West Locality but we will accommodate the location of the base depending on the suitable candidate's preference with options available in both Didcot and the South West Locality.

Are you Someone who fits the bill?

o Someone with a passion in District Nursing?

o Up for a challenge?

o Personable, robust yet kind and compassionate leader?

o Eager to demonstrate and put into place new ideas, quality improvements and suggestions

o Ready for your next role by being part of the Central Leadership team? Help us shape and strengthen our team!

You will be responsible for leading a District Nursing Team, operationally line managing staff and focusing on clinical service development and educational workstreams with senior service leads.

You will work in an integrated way with other the District Nursing Locality Leads and Advanced District Nurse Specialist to lead the District Nursing locality.

You will work clinically within the District Nursing locality, with patients in their own homes, clinics and care homes.

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Main duties of the job

The Oxfordshire District Nursing service is a dynamic and forward-thinking service and is involved in national community nursing initiatives. The service has a well-established career progression framework and is developing further opportunities at a senior level for clinical leadership.

Job description

  • To provide strong, integrated clinical leadership and management of the District Nursing team, working especially closely with the District Nursing Lead Advanced District Nurse Specialist.
  • To lead on the educational agenda in the area, and to lead on specific educational work streams.
  • To lead on service development in the District Nursing team, ensuring delivery of skilled nursing care to patients whose needs are best met in the community.
  • To act as a conduit between the integrated leadership team and the District Nursing team.
  • To be accountable for the management, development and supervision of identified staff within the team

What we need from you!

  • A qualified Registered Nurse with previous District or Community Nursing Experience with proven Leadership Skills
  • Passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment.
  • A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare.
  • Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service.

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.

About us

You will have an opportunity to work with supportive teams and committed colleagues.

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
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