Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
- Act as a senior member of the nursing team
- 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
About us
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 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To demonstrate and promote patient centred care
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To demonstrate and promote patient centred care
- 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
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Positive enthusiastic character
essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse with first degree in Nursing
Essential
Essential
- 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
- Previous experience on managing clinical incidents and complaints
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Positive enthusiastic character
essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse with first degree in Nursing
Essential
Essential
- 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
- Previous experience on managing clinical incidents and complaints
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty
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.
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.
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 Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Neuro ICU, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital
Neuro ICU, WEst Wing, JR Hospital
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
