Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse
£44962
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 26 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 2600bd79b13d468d8046ef6b5d2feb67
Full Job Description
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of patient care
- Safe administration of medication according to Trust policy
- Be responsive to emergency scenarios and situations
- Demonstrate a problem solving approach to meet the needs of the patient
- Ensure all practice is evidence based and peer reviewed
- Maintain clinical skills through continued personal professional development and education
- To supervise and support nursing and non-nursing staff involved in direct patient care, ensuring they have the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake the planned care
- Promote effective interpersonal relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Act as a role model for the nursing team promoting consistent professional and clinical excellence
- Deputise for Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse
- Promote the health and wellbeing of colleagues
Are you interested in working in a busy and challenging environment? Do you have excellent leadership and communication skills? Do you have a strong desire to develop your clinical skills further? We are currently looking to recruit a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse to our Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. We are looking for nurses with a proven ability to work in this demanding environment. You will need to be currently working in a critical care unit as either a Band 5 or Band 6. You need to be a dynamic and assertive Critical Care nurse capable of making decisions in relation to both Level 2 and Level 3 patients. You need to possess a relevant post registration course in either Critical Care or Neurosciences nursing. Ideally, you will have a degree, or be committed to obtaining one. You will need to be highly motivated, have good communication skills, posses evidence of teaching and mentoring of staff and experience of leadership within the clinical workplace is essential. The successful candidate will work closely with their Band 7 team leader to further develop their managerial and leadership skills. In return you can look forward to working in a professional environment with teams that are passionate about delivering outstanding care to patients and their families., - Demonstrate exemplary clinical skills and capabilities
- Deliver a high standard of care, always striving to improve on what you do through change and innovation
- Articulate and knowledgeable to deliver a high standard of care
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others, Positive enthusiastic character, Registered Nurse with first degree in Nursing, Able to demonstrate the ability to put patients at the heart of what you do
- Registered Nurse or national certification in area of practice
- Resilient under pressure
- Minimum of 3 years acute care registered nurse experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Registered Nurse or national certification in area of practice Desirable criteria
- Previous experience on managing clinical incidents and complaints
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk 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.