Job overview
Who are we?
We are a friendly, supportive team, dedicated to delivering outstanding patient-centred care within our bedded unit based at the John Radcliffe Hospital Site. We are a nationally renowned centre for specialities such as Vascular, Spinal, Trauma and surgery, as well as being a tertiary referral centre for major trauma. With the combination of a fantastic team and working environment, it is a wonderful place to develop, grow and contribute to delivering the best to our patients.
About You?
We are now looking for an exceptional Unit Manager to join our leadership team.
You will be an experienced critical care nurse with operational management/bed management and be able to make decisions as well as navigate problems when they arise.
You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to develop sound professional relationships across the whole MDT.
You will have a passion to drive through change and confident in leading new quality improvement initiatives across the unit.
As the Unit manager you will effectively manage and lead the team, ensuring the team are supported, developed and nurtured allowing the unit to ‘grow its own’.
If this sounds like you and you would like to find out more please contact - - Deputy Matron to have an informal confidential discussion.
Main duties of the job
Lead on the development of the critical care service within the Oxford Critical Care Unit, including that of of the staff and their bespoke educational needs and professional growth requirements. Involvement in the management of patient flow for this area. Supporting the staff to deliver compassionate, excellent quality care from admission to onward discharge.
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 of 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 OUH YouTube channel.