Main area: Paediatric Critical Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Minimum 23hrs/week)
Job ref: 321-NOTSS-6671375-B6
Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: John Radcliffe Hospital
Town: Oxford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
PCCU B6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
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 of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton General Hospital.
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.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Paediatric Critical Care team.
Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse posts provide the opportunity to include rostered shifts across PCCU, Outreach and Retrieval services as negotiated between the post holder/Senior Nursing Team, and on completion of appropriate competencies.
Post holders will be expected to work a minimum of 23hrs per week across days, nights and weekend shifts.
Main duties of the job
* To provide clinical leadership ensuring a high standard of individualised nursing and family centred care is delivered to critically ill children.
* To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, communicating effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff.
* To uphold PCCU’s Nursing Philosophy of Care.
* To effectively manage PCCU on a day-to-day basis, in the absence of a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
Working for our organisation
Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUH includes 17 co-located Level 2 and 3 critical care beds, delivering a wide range of specialist services to patients from Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network (TVW PCC ODN).
SORT Retrieval Service OUH PCC Services include the SORT (Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) service, delivered in collaboration with Southampton across TVW PCC ODN.
Critical Care Outreach Service is a team of experienced nurses who support all healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of unwell children across the children’s hospital, emergency department, and neonatal unit.
Education, Development and Training is provided through a structured competency-based development programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be able to work well within the team and be willing to work a mixed shift pattern including days and nights across the whole week. They will have at least 3 years post registration experience with a relevant course for Paediatric Critical Care. They will be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent clinical and communication skills, with an ability to lead and motivate others.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RSCN (Child)/RN (Adult) NMC Registered
* Recognised Paediatric Critical Care Course
* Degree level study or working towards a degree
* Evidence of commitment to teaching staff and students.
Experience
* Relevant Critical Care nursing experience
* Demonstrates knowledge of value & use of research findings.
Personal Qualities
* Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrates awareness of the qualities required of staff working in Critical Care.
Knowledge and Skills
* Evidence of clinical knowledge in area of speciality, and excellence in practice.
* Experience of leading and supporting a team in clinical area.
Other
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
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Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.
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Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
Name: Rosie Priddy
Job title: Lead Nurse for PCC Education & Workforce
Email address: rosemary.priddy@ouh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01865 221098
Additional information: Jo Bartlett - joanne.bartlett@ouh.nhs.uk
Practice Development and Education Lead, Paediatric Critical Care
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