Job overview Fancy a new challenge?
We are looking for a band ward manager on a year secondment to lead SEU D side.
D side has beds consisting of urgent care beds and surgical beds.
It is a fast paced area caring for patients with a wide variety of emergency surgical and medical conditions, including pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and sepsis.
In this busy and innovative ward, we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional with the passion and drive to lead the existing team to provide the highest quality care to their patients.The successful post holder will work very closely with the Ward Managers across SEU, our medical team and all health care professionals.
You will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the nursing staff, whilst ensuring that an efficient nursing service and a high standard of patient care is maintained.
As this post is to work alongside an existing band team, we would welcome applications from experienced band 's wishing to develop into a band Sister/Charge nurse.Applicants must have excellent customer care, communication and interpersonal skills and be flexible and able to adapt to and support change in this growing and developing emergency environment.
We are able offer a wide range of opportunities and training to support personal development needs.Informal visits encouraged.
Please contact Vanessa Linton, Matron for more information Main duties of the job The ward sister will be a highly experienced, knowledgeable clinical leader, who provides clinical and professional leadership and support to the ward team.
Acting as a role model the ward sister will promote and monitor safe and effective practice.
The ward sister will develop the ward team to ensure considerate and compassionate care is delivered by a competent workforce.
The ward sister will work with the Matron and Operational Service Manager to develop processes to enhance the patient experience.
Ward sisters will be able to; Use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to lead the ward team to deliver high quality care.Monitor and maintain standards of care and provide this information to the DirectorateEnsure the provision of continuity of care.
Assess and evaluate, with patients and /or carers, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed.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.
·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.
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.
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