Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse
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About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work on a 30 bedded Adult Surgical Ward that cares for four main specialties: Plastic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ear, Nose & Throat and Ophthalmology.
As a member of the nursing team, you will support the senior nurses to deliver a high standard of care to patients in a caring and safe environment.
Please note sponsorship is not being offered for this post.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate and promote a patient and family-centred style of clinical practice.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care from admission to discharge.
- Accurately document and report to other members of the nursing team, multi-disciplinary team, and family/carers regarding the care given to patients, and communicate changes as they occur.
- Respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety, and seeking immediate support, and supporting the patient, family/carers, and other staff as required.
- Identify and discuss patient needs with the team/staff, patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team. Be able to plan own workload.
- Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to effectively execute planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised plans of care based on a person-centred model of care.
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers, and other staff, overcoming barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events.
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About Us
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.
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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.
In 2023, NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lucy Brandon
- Job title: Ward Sister
- Email address: lucy.brandon@ouh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01865 220963
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