Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a clinical expert, leading progressive nursing practice and contributing to the strategic direction and operational management of the heart failure service at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. To be responsible for providing autonomous and expert practice through leadership, consultation, clinical decision making, teaching and support for senior nursing staff. The post holder will work closely with the clinical lead, heart failure consultants and other members of the MDT and working across organisational boundaries identifying patients admitted to the OUH with heart failure, providing comprehensive management plans, information, advice, and support to patients.
The role requires working at the Horton and John Radcliffe Hospital sites
Main duties of the job
To identify and initiate change in response to service, taking a professional and clinical lead in the development of evidence-based approach to practice, fostering a culture that contributes to the clinical governance agenda. Leading on strategic projects within the heart failure service at local, regional, and national level.
To be responsible for the management and development of the senior nursing team.
To provide clinical leadership for advanced practice in Heart Failure. To provide supervision/training to staff and students, developing nursing skills, ensuring that policies and procedures are implemented and evaluated, and ensuring that educational and development opportunities are optimised.
To ensure the efficient and effective utilisation of material and human resources within agreed budgets and to act as an authorised signatory.
To promote the practice of patient centred nursing within the team.
To provide support to the Matron as required.
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 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 .