Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Integrated Care System; Oxford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System in Oxford is seeking a Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse for its dynamic women's health department. This role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality care in specialized clinics, including hysteroscopy and general gynecology. Flexibility and experience in gynecological services are preferred, and the position offers a competitive salary within the NHS framework, ensuring a fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in gynecological nursing is advantageous.
• Flexible and self-motivated individual.
• Ability to assist in running specialized women's health clinics.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' needs and develop care plans.
• Assist doctors with diagnostic procedures.
• Ensure cleanliness and tidiness in the patient environment.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Clinical knowledge

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse

The closing date is 06 August 2025

If you have an interest in Women's Health, are flexible and self-motivated, then we would like to hear from you. A Band 6 Deputy Sister post has become available in our busy diagnostic suite and outpatient departments. If you want to work within a supportive and challenging environment assisting the doctors to provide care for women with a wide range of gynecological conditions, then this could be the position for you.

You will be expected to work as part of a team to assist the doctors with diagnostic procedures and facilitate the efficient running of clinics. You will be required to assist in the running of specialised clinics such as our 2-week wait hysteroscopy, vulval and pelvic mass clinics, colposcopy clinics supporting clinicians in treatments following abnormal smears, and our general gynaecology clinics including urogynaecology and endometriosis clinics. This role covers a wide variety of services within women's health. You will be part of the nursing team supporting the department sister in the running of the unit. You will assist in maintaining the patient environment in terms of cleanliness, tidiness, auditing, and the restocking and ordering of supplies. You will also support our pre-op assessment nurses in carrying out assessments on patients scheduled for hysteroscopy under general anaesthetic.

Main duties of the job

This post is for 37.5 hours per week with clinics running Monday to Sunday. Usual working hours are 8am - 6pm. Depending on clinic availability, activities may also occur on bank holidays. The post holder will need to be flexible, as days of work will be scheduled based on service needs. Previous gynecological experience would be advantageous; however, training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Please include a detailed paragraph in your supporting information explaining why you are interested in this position.

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. Find out more at 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. Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of care we offer and our relationships with patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on our core values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values prioritize patient-centered care and underpin the quality healthcare we aim to provide. Watch how we deliver compassionate excellence on the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

Be professionally accountable for assessing patients' needs, developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans. Demonstrate a collaborative approach through effective communication and decision-making with the multi-professional team, patients, and their families.

Exhibit expert knowledge and skills in managing the evolving healthcare needs of patients, responding promptly and appropriately, and developing specialised care plans in accordance with protocols in collaboration with senior nurses and medical staff.

Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to identify any criminal convictions.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 per year, pro-rata.