Job overview
Neurosciences Intensive Care is a specialist critical care unit that offers a comprehensive induction and a tailor made orientation programme that will help guide and develop you to become an excellent critical care Nurse. We have a number of development and learning opportunities that are available. There are opportunities for progression and pathways to help you achieve this, for example within management, education or research, dependent on your particular interests. We support post graduate courses in Neurosciences and Critical Care which can be combined to help you to work towards a master’s degree.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by the best evidence based practice and OUH values.
2. Work in partnership with the patients’ family and friends, and to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient where agreed.
3. Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.
4. Communicate effectively with patients/relatives/carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
5. Maintain and develop high standards of nursing care, reflecting the professional nursing practice and patient care commensurate with The Oxford Model for Exemplary Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice.
6. Maintain and develop general and specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the clinical area.
7. Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to others at all times commensurate with The Code (NMC ).
8. Develop skills to provide senior nurse cover for the department in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse or their deputy.
9. Work proactively to ensure every hospital visit meets the needs of the patient and that patients are discharged in a timely manner ensuring effective communication with the family and/or relevant agencies as planned and agreed.
Working for our organisation
Neurosciences Intensive Care is a specialist critical care unit that offers a comprehensive induction and a tailor made orientation programme that will help guide and develop you to become an excellent critical care Nurse. We have a number of development and learning opportunities that are available. There are opportunities for progression and pathways to help you achieve this, for example within management, education or research, dependent on your particular interests. We support post graduate courses in Neurosciences and Critical Care which can be combined to help you to work towards a master’s degree.