Job overview
MONTHS MATERNITY COVER
Oak ward is a bedded acute medical unit which has beds allocated to those patients requiring high level care.
The post holder will provide leadership and clinical expertise to the unit & have proven ability in providing clinical support & mentorship to junior staff & have a genuine passion for delivering high standards of clinical care.
Main duties of the job
You will work with the Senior Sister
You will be able to:
1. Use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to lead the ward team to deliver high quality care.
2. Monitor and maintain standards of care and provide this information to the Directorate
3. Ensure the provision of continuity of care.
4. Assess and evaluate, with patients and /or carers, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed.
5. Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.
6. To effectively manage human, financial, material and information resources.
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