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Children's ED - Junior Sister / Charge Nurse | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Location

Headington, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom


Job description


Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's Emergency Department

The Children's Emergency Department at The John Radcliffe Hospital currently has vacancies for a 12 month fixed term contract as a Children's Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to cover maternity leave.

We are a friendly team of skilled practitioners, who take pride in the quality of the care we provide in a fast-paced and demanding environment. We know the values of providing excellent care to the most vulnerable patients, at times of high stress for them and their families.

We are looking to recruit nurses who are highly skilled and motivated, who are proactive and are keen to continue developing their career in Emergency Medicine. You will need to be an enthusiastic individual with good communication and leadership skills alongside a passion for delivering compassionate high quality care as part of a large multi-disciplinary team.

We can offer a supportive environment with a strong commitment to professional development and career progression. Previous experience working in an Emergency Department is essential.

The overall purpose of this role is to: -

- To act as the shift co-coordinator on a day-to-day basis, providing supervision and support to the multi disciplinary team.

- Develop, manage and monitor the performance of a team of nurses, ensuring that the highest standards of care and safety are achieved and maintained at all times

- Promote effective communication and teamwork at all levels

- Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and evidence of specialist knowledge

- Assist the Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse, in management of staff within the Emergency Department including human resource management, clinical governance and risk management.

- Contribute toward the strategic and operational development of the department

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

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.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like an informal visit before applying.

This advert closes on Monday 11 Mar 2024

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