Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse

Our patients are all admitted for emergency care against a background of long-term physical health conditions, and they may also experience mental health issues, cognitive impairment and challenging behaviour.
You will be joining an energetic and enthusiastic team of nurses, doctors, therapists and social care professionals who work together closely to manage the patients' care problems, promote recovery and re-enablement, and safe discharge from hospital. The ward team is also supported by the Trust's psychological medicine team according to patients' needs.
We are keen to benefit from your expertise and experience to help us develop a truly multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. In return, you will be supported by practice development programmes run by the Trust, as well as the practice development team within acute medicine. We are committed to supporting your continuing professional and career development.
This is a high-performing, energetic and enthusiastic team that is constantly striving to do even better for our patients. The secret to our success is teamwork, and the successful applicant will be joining and helping to lead a very positive and supportive team.
You will be providing leadership that enables you and the team to nurse to your highest potential, using all aspects of your training and experience., + Demonstrate and promote a patient and family centred style of clinical practice.
+ Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to discharge.
+ Respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety and seeking immediate support, and supporting the patient, family/carers and other staff as required
+ Identify and discuss patient needs with the team/staff, patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team. Be able to plan own workload.
+ Demonstrate a problem solving approach to effectively execute planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised plans of care based on a person centred model of care.
+ Maintain patient dignity and confidentiality at all times.
Leadership and Management
+ Ensure compliance with the Health and Social Care Act regulations 2010 by adhering to the Care Quality Commission standards at all times raising concerns to the Sister/charge Nurse or an appropriate senior person, (CQC 2010 Guidance about compliance: Summary of regulations, outcomes and judgement framework).
+ Contribute towards quality and improvement initiatives being undertaken in the department, as directed by Ward Manager.
+ Ensure the appropriate management of clinical and general waste.
+ Ensure staffing resources are used appropriately when prescribing and implementing care and treatments.

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.