Deputy Sister Recovery Practitioner Band 6

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, 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 we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek

Are you looking for a challenge to work in a dynamic perioperative environment?
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and make a difference to perioperative patient care.
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated staff for Recovery Area at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre . You will be expected to have at least 2 years of extensive experience acute are and/ or recovery. Applicants must have excellent communication, influencing and leadership skills and thrive in a busy team environment. You will be encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experiential learning opportunities available. A structured orientation programme will support your development with the support of your team leader and the education team, to facilitate career development and progression., You will be expected to have extensive experience in your area of theatre practice. Applicants must have excellent communication, influencing and leadership skills and to thrive in a busy team environment. You will be encouraged and supported to further develop using the educational and experiential learning opportunities available. There is a structured orientation programme to support your development and you will be supported by your team leader and the education team., who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

If you have experience in a Theatre or and Acute environment and like to work in a challenging, innovative and supportive environment, then the Theatre Recovery Area and the Enhanced Care Area would be the place for you.
We are acknowledged as being a friendly, small and welcoming team working in a supportive environment. We offer a supernumerary period within Recovery & NECA theatres, a designated mentor to support you and a comprehensive competency package to provide structure and facilitate learning.
This department provides Monday to Saturday cover; therefore there will be shift work, night duty and Saturday morning.