Job overview
We are looking for a Ward Sister / Charge Nurse to join our team at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. The successful candidate will lead the team on Ward F, which is a bedded surgical ward specialising in complex Orthopaedic surgery.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high quality care is provided to our patients and to act as a role model to encourage and develop the team of Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants in the clinical area. You must have strong clinical leadership skills and have demonstrable experience at managing a team at a minimum of Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse level.Your ability to drive forward and influence change, nurture staff development and lead effectively by example will be essential.
This post offers the right individual the perfect opportunity to enhance and build on their existing skills achieved at band level, and take the next step in their leadership journey.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for the planning, provision and delivery of an effective, -hour nursing service for the ward.
2. To be responsible for the management of the ward, effectively leading, motivating, supervising and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.
3. Manage ward staffing day to day to ensure effective use of resources. This includes responsibility for the duty rotas, annual and study leave, bank and agency usage.
4. To be a role model and effective leader.
5. To lead the ward team ensuring the maintenance of a high and safe standards of care
6. To participate in direct patients care.
Working for our organisation
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 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.
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