Deputy Sister / Deputy Charge Nurse

The role will involve you being a team leader to a group of band 5 RNs/ band 4 RNAs, and nursing assistants. You will be the line manager for your team, and will supervise them in caring for a team of patients on the ward. You will have overall responsibility for the care of those patients during their admission. In addition to this you will act as nurse in charge on clinical shifts, overseeing all patients and nursing staff on the ward during that shift. You will also hold the senior nurse bleep for the Trauma Service and will work alongside the other band 6 deputies and the clinical education team to support the development of staff on the ward. You will provide support to and deputise for the Ward Sister, in particular with regards to audit activity, incident investigation and roster creation.Working for our organisation Education and evidence-based care underpin all aspects of practice, and to support these goals the service benefits from a clinical education team, a major trauma nurse consultant, advanced clinical practitioner and a clinical nurse specialist for the frail elderly. Research has a high profile within the unit, led by the Senior Nursing Research Fellow, and publications in peer reviewed journals have been achieved over the past ten years.

• Registered Nurse (Part 1. 8. 12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice) or National certification in area of Practice.
• UK recognised Degree in Nursing relevant to post.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an ongoing NMC revalidation.
• Minimum of 3 years acute care registered nurse experience.
• Evidence of achievement on a Nursing and Midwifery, (NMC) approved Mentorship qualification.
Desirable criteria
• Post-graduate qualification related to an area of practice., Competent to administer intravenous medicines
• Competent in care of patients with PCA, NI, chest drains, NG tubes and traction., Previous experience of managing clinical incidents and complaints.
• Previous management experience of specific clinical area, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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.