Staff Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

To ensure excellent patient care by planning and implementing the relevant procedures to meet the individual needs of the patients attending the outpatient department and maintaining patient records accordingly.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the assessment of care needs for the patients attending the Outpatients department, including the development, implementation and evaluation of care.

Support the medical teams within their clinics, carrying out all care appropriate to their grade and competency. To contribute to the effective running of clinics, liaising with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of patient care.

Actively contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice and to act as a mentor for pre and post registration students.

The post holder must be aware of the individuals responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and identify and report, as necessary any untoward incident or accident or potentially hazardous environment.

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. 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.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Compressed hours

Reference number

321-CSS-7044850-B5

Job locations

Blue Area Outpatients Level 2 John Radcliffe

Headley way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

1. Be responsible for assessing the health care needs of the patients. Communicating any concerns to the medical/nursing team which may be detrimental to the patient care.

2. To accept responsibility and be professionally accountable for co-ordinating patients requirements, throughout their visit.

3. To promote, and act as role model when communicating with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the best possible care for the patients.

4. To assist in orientation of new staff and provide support for other team members, gaining support by participating in / or leading clinical supervision to act as a mentor.

5. To take an active role in team and department meetings, participate in department and trust teaching programmes thereby contributing to nursing development.

6. To ensure the NMC, ward and trust policies are known, understood and implemented, including sickness (FirstCare) and annual leave policies.

7. Attend mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust and keep an accurate, up to date record.

8. To act as a facilitator / link nurse for the department in an area of special interest and feedback to the team and ward.

9. Continue to improve and develop own professional practice and maintain a professional profile using performance reviews to advance personal and professional development

10. To contribute to a relaxed, friendly and organised environment.

11. To ensure that all equipment is maintained and used safely.

12. To ensure competence in the use of all medical devices and keep records updated.

13. To be actively involved in ensuring a clean, safe and tidy environment.

14. To act as coordinator in the Department on a day to day basis as required (after a period of support)

15. To be actively aware of financial, budgetary and resource management issues within the department

16. Handling and dealing with possible distressing circumstances with patients and relatives, such as verbal aggression, delivering bad news.

17. Contact with body fluids,

This job description is not restrictive or definitive in anyway and should be regarded only as a guideline to the duties required, and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder.