Children's ED Staff Nurse | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in Banbury is seeking a motivated Children's Staff Nurse for the Emergency Department. This role involves assessing and delivering care to a caseload of patients, alongside mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in an emergency setting or relevant ward skills. Excellent learning opportunities and support are provided. Join a friendly team dedicated to high standards of care in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Motivated individual with initiative and interest in emergency nursing.
• Experience in emergency setting or ward based skills.
• Ability to deliver patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
• Assume responsibility for clinical areas within the unit.
• Supervise, mentor, and educate junior staff.

Job description

Overview

Children's Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual with plenty of initiative to join our team. If you have an interest in emergency nursing and share our enthusiasm for delivering high standards of care, we have a position for you. We are looking for Children's Nurses that have previously worked in an emergency setting or have ward based skills looking to gain experience in this dynamic environment. We are looking for motivated staff to join our friendly department. Although this is fast paced environment, we offer excellent learning opportunities and support to gain new skills. If you are looking for a challenge then this may be for you.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients
• Assume responsibility for individual clinical areas within the unit
• Maintain and continually develop specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to individual clinical area
• Contribute to the development of others through supervision, mentoring and teaching
• Contribute toward the continuing development of professional nursing practice in the Emergency Department
• To follow trust guidance in regards to safeguarding

About the Trust

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. www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Post holder expectations

• Deliver a patient centred style of practice that reflects and promotes the beliefs and values of professional nursing practice within the Emergency Department
• Independently assess, deliver and evaluate care to a defined caseload of patients
• Assume coordinating responsibility for individual clinical areas, proactively resolving problems identified within the individual clinical area
• Set and maintain standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with Sister / Charge Nurse / Matron / Senior Nursing Team
• Accurately document and report to other members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team information regarding the care given to patients, communicating changes as they occur
• Supervise, mentor, support and educate pre-registration nurses, undergraduate nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the clinical practice setting
• Liaise with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care
• Adhere to the code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (NMC 2008)
• Demonstrate a commitment to research based practice and clinical excellence. Play an active part in the introduction of research-based change to improve patient centred care
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of accountability, responsibility and duty of care. Support and educate junior staff of the implications for practice

Closing date: This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025