Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Clinical Governance

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Job summary

If you have a Critical Care background with a post registration qualification in Adult Intensive Care Nursing and would like to develop your career in critical care, then read on.

In OCC we can offer you:

An exceptional opportunity to work in a nationally renowned centre for specialties such as Trauma, Vascular surgery; Cancer & Haematology; Maxillofacial surgery and one of the largest transplant centres in Europe.

A newly built, state of the art critical care building featuring 48 beds across three floors providing a patient-centred holistic model of care and a truly outstanding environment to work in. The clinical areas are bright, airy, and modern, providing our amazing team with the space and facilities needed to look after their health and wellbeing.

A tailored development package designed to uniquely suit your specific learning needs. This includes study days and clinical support from our dynamic education team and incorporates an extensive orientation package and fully supported supernumerary period during which you work with a mentor.

The post-holder will be a highly experienced, knowledgeable practitioner who provides leadership in practice development and education to the non-medical workforce. They will role model best, evidence-based professional practice. Clinical educational support for learners at the bedside will be a substantial part of this role.

Main duties of the job

  • To promote and demonstrate contemporary and proactive approaches to intensive care nursing practice and in collaboration with education links facilitate the advancement of this practice.
  • Take responsibility for the strategic leadership of a Clinical Team.
  • Work with the Matron to manage strategic planning for OCC/CICU, taking operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of relevant intensive care resources.
  • Collaborate with the multi-professional team and provide direction and example for professional nursing practice.

Please see Job Description and Clinical Governance addendum for main details

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted

26 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-CSS-5254425-B7

Job locations

Oxford Critical Care

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington

OX3 9DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Band 7 Clinical Governance (CG) role will work alongside with CG Consultants to develop and champion robust systems and processes in relation to clinical governance and quality, as required by CQC and other regulators.

The post holder will work a mixture of governance activities and clinical shifts, and will line manage a group of nursing staff. Their CG shifts will be conducted during the week to enable them to attend relevant CG related meetings and liaise with the corporate team.

They will champion Patient Safety initiatives set by the Trust and NHS England.

The role will have strong emphasis on Human Factors approach to:

  1. Incident investigation
  2. Risk management
  3. Quality improvement projects
  4. Education

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Band 7 Clinical Governance (CG) role will work alongside with CG Consultants to develop and champion robust systems and processes in relation to clinical governance and quality, as required by CQC and other regulators.

The post holder will work a mixture of governance activities and clinical shifts, and will line manage a group of nursing staff. Their CG shifts will be conducted during the week to enable them to attend relevant CG related meetings and liaise with the corporate team.

They will champion Patient Safety initiatives set by the Trust and NHS England.

The role will have strong emphasis on Human Factors approach to:

  1. Incident investigation
  2. Risk management
  3. Quality improvement projects
  4. Education

Person Specification

Person Specific

Essential

  • Must have NMC Pin Number
  • Must have Post Graduate Certificate in ICU
Person Specification

Person Specific

Essential

  • Must have NMC Pin Number
  • Must have Post Graduate Certificate in ICU

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Critical Care

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington

OX3 9DU


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Critical Care

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington

OX3 9DU


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Matron

Alexia Douglass

Alexia.douglass@ouh.nhs.uk

01865220541

Details

Date posted

26 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-CSS-5254425-B7

Job locations

Oxford Critical Care

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington

OX3 9DU


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