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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Unit Manager
Accepting applications until: 01-Oct-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 01-Oct-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Headley Way
- Tref
- Headington
- Cod post
- OX3 9DU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
Salary
- Cyflog
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Critical Care
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.
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 from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Who are we?
We are a friendly, supportive team, dedicated to delivering outstanding patient-centred care within our 22 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 - [email protected] - Deputy Matron to have an informal confidential discussion.
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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.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ROLE:
Kindly refer to the job description and job specification attached for comprehensive details.
ALL ROLE DESCRIPTIONS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:-
- As Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust meets the requirements in respect of the exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before the appointment is confirmed
- The Trust has adopted a security policy in order to help protect patients, visitors, and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the Trust and its service are as secure as possible.
- The Trust is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and to treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect. A copy of our policy is available from the Human Resourses Department
- The Trust operates a non-smoking policy
- The role description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks. It may be varied, from time to time, after consultation with the post holder
- All appointments within the National Health Service are subject to pre-employment health screening.
- Any other duties as designated by your manager and which are commensurate with the grade
NB This role description is a reflection of the current position and may change in emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent developments, in consultation with the post holder.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
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. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
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 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Nurse (part 1, 8, 12, 15 of register, depending on area of practice).
- Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing at Level 7 or equivalent.
- Masters level study.
- Evidence to support a programme of proactive personal professional development.
- Completion of a leadership and management development programme, or completion of CC3N STEP 4 competencies.
- Postgraduate qualification in mentoring/practice assessor and supervisor.
- Evidence of Critical Care Operational and bed management.
- Decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Initiating and maintaining effective interpersonal and interprofessional relationships with juniors, peers and seniors.
- Maintaining an excellent standard of patient care.
- Effectively managing a team.
- Advanced critical care clinical practice.
- Team leadership skills, adopting a flexible leadership style depending on the situation.
- Organisational and management skills.
- Teaching skills.
- Ability to facilitate professional growth in nursing colleagues.
- Ability to undertake and facilitate change management/quality improvement/project work.
- Evidence of involvement with audit and quality assurance.
- Evidence of leadership qualities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ambassador for the department.
- Awareness of importance of budget.
- Insight into Clinical Governance and Risk Management.
- Commitment to developing evidence-based practice.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Advanced patient assessment skills.
- Advanced Life Support qualification.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Alexia Douglass
- Teitl y swydd
- Deputy Matron
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01865 220541
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