Charge Nurse

We would welcome newly qualified or experienced Band 6 Staff Nurses who have a keen interest in Vascular nursing, who enjoy working closely with the multidisciplinary team to aid the patient's recovery. There will be exciting opportunities for development and training and the ward is continually striving to be the best at its speciality, We are a very busy regional Vascular Surgery Unit in the Thames valley, undertaking complex procedures., 1. Promote effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary team thereby ensuring a good team spirit and collaborative and holistic working practices. 2. Co-ordinate the surgical unit on a regular basis ensuring all resources is used effectively and efficiently. 3. Deputize for the ward manager in her absence, demonstrating a sound problem solving approach to clinical and management issues, seeking advice from senior nurses as appropriate 4. Identify nursing /patient needs with the multi-disciplinary team, assisting colleagues and advising on patient care issues where appropriate. 5. Facilitate ward projects, audits and quality initiatives in collaboration with senior staff. 6. Be proactive in undertaking specific responsibilities as delegated by the ward manager. 7. Ensure all staff use equipment, supplies, disposables and staffing resources appropriately. 8. Report and act on untoward incidents such as complaints, clinical emergencies, injury or drug administration errors as detailed in ward and Trust protocols and procedures. 9. Implement health and safety regulations that apply to staff and patients in the clinical area and monitor compliance with the procedures. 10. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of budgetary restrictions and their implications and act as a budget signatory. 11. Be involved with developing and implementing local departmental policies, educating and supporting junior staff in their implementation. 12. Facilitate the implementation of Trust policies, providing training and support for staff in their utilisation 13. Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of organizational and governmental policies and agendas, identifying implications for patient care, staff management and budgetary targets. 14. Ensure implementation of the Organisational zero tolerance policy and support junior staff in relation to it. 15. Ensure that all patients,' members of staff and visitors to the ward are treated with equality and respect.

• NMC Registration/Previous NHS experience, Previous management experience
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Charge Nurse post on an acute 24 bedded Vascular Surgery ward at the John Radcliffe Hospital, as part of the Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a rich tradition of developing Nursing and Midwifery practice, and of delivering excellence in patient care. Whilst proud of our heritage, our focus is the future, and central to our vision is providing evidence and value-based individualised care to the people we support. Nursing and Midwifery at Oxford is an exciting and dynamic place to be a nurse, researcher, educator and leader, but is only as innovative as the people in our amazing teams. Providing the best evidence-based individualised care is core to everything we do. We are deeply committed to caring for and developing each other, with staff being encouraged to undertake further study within their speciality area. Our aim is to be the best at all we do through our research and innovation initiatives and partnerships; rather than just say we're the best, we will be able to prove it., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.