Job overview
Wytham ward is an elective surgical department based at the Churchill Hospital, covering three clinical specialties: Colorectal, Breast and Gynae-Oncology. This broad spectrum of patients provides you with the opportunity to build a wide range of skills and knowledge upon which to construct your nursing career, whilst working within a nationally recognised center for management of complex colorectal diseases.
We are a diverse and motivated team seeking a senior nurse to join our dynamic group of Band deputies!
Benefiting from excellent staffing ratios, we are able to offer an extremely supportive environment, and we are passionate about building a strong team.
As a ward sister, I can offer a clear focus upon your individual professional development and educational needs. This key role will provide you with the chance to build upon your leadership skills, to influence positive change, and to gain a broad understanding of many aspects of management, including human resources and budget management. These skills are critical to the personal development of all nurses; whether you choose to pursue a career in nursing education, research, a clinical specialist role or as a ward manager yourself!
We utilise a self-rostering system to plan our shift patterns, giving you the flexibility and freedom to manage your own work-life balance!
informal visits are strongly encouraged prior interview, please contact Kathryn Paton, Ward Sister to arrange.
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Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the job :
1. Deputise for the ward manager in his / her absence across the full range of management responsibilities
2. Contribute significantly toward the strategic and operational development of the ward / department
3. Assist the ward manager with the recruitment, interviewing and selection of staff
4. Promote effective communication and teamwork at all levels
5. Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and evidence of specialist knowledge
6. 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
7. Ensure close links with Brookes University and co-ordinate student nurse teaching and allocation.
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. 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 .