Outpatient Sister/ Charge Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Oxford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 nurse manager for the OMFSORD Outpatients Department. The role includes leading a diverse range of nursing staff, ensuring high standards of patient care, managing service needs, and maintaining compliance with trust initiatives. The successful candidate will also be involved in clinical leadership and mentoring of nursing staff, within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Proven Band 6 experience.
• Evidence of substantial CPD in management.
• Awareness of general management (finance, HR).

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing staff team within OMFSORD.
• Manage patient care and ensure adherence to policies.
• Resolve patient complaints and ensure confidentiality.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

MSc (working toward)

CPD in management and clinically related subjects

Job description

Main area OMFSORD Outpatients Department Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 12 months (12 months fixed term/secondment) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Compressed hours available over 4 days) Job ref 321-NOTSS-7105955-B7

Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site John Radcliffe Town Oxford Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum / Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/06/2025

NHS AfC: Band 7

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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel .

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto 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 visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

Fixed Term - 12 Months Maternity Leave Cover

A unique opportunity has arisen to join the diverse and unique Oral, Maxillofacial, Orthodontics & Restorative Dentistry (OMFSORD) Outpatients team

To manage, communicate with, and lead a team of nursing staff, consisting of registered nurses, registered dental nurses, nursing assistants and technicians to deliver high standards of care within Outpatients.

To manage, communicate with and lead the nursing team and department with the support of the Clinical & governance Lead for the service

To manage service needs within the department relating to Government and Trust initiatives, GDC compliance, ensuring targets are defined, met and continued.

To proactively manage the OMFSORD Outpatients Department, ensuring staff, service needs, trust and unit targets are met.

To manage a defined budget.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for outpatient staff, adhering to related Trust policies

Ensure the patient’s journey is as smooth as possible, looking and responding to the complex needs of individual patients and multiple services within the department. Resolving any patient complaints, maintaining confidentiality at all times, ensuring sensitive information is managed and cascaded appropriately, by working closely with, communicating and liaising with: consultants, doctors, GP’s, other managers/departments, community/primary care staff, directorate managers, and each of the specialty teams.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country and a leading international Academic Health Science Centre . It provides an extensive range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

There are plentiful opportunities for professional and academic education and training. There are many relevant academic and educational meetings in the general hospitals and university which the post-holder will be welcome to attend.

The post-holder will have the opportunity to collaborate with academic colleagues on relevant clinical research projects.

The post-holder’s contribution to and time allocation for teaching, training and research will be included in regular job plan reviews. The teaching and support of medical and nursing staff in the provision of psychiatric assessment and care is a major part of the role.

The Trust is committed to be an active partner in healthcare innovation, research and workforce education, with the aim of forming an effective bridge between research in basic science and in healthcare service provision, and the delivery of evidence-based, best practice care, turning today's discoveries into tomorrow's care.

This vision is underpinned by the Trust's founding partnership with the University of Oxford.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

Wide awareness of all clinical input in department developing skills/teams for each area. With the aim to achieve a safe and secure pathway for patients attending the unit.

• Demonstrate expert clinical knowledge, providing clinical leadership.
• Working clinically to provide Pre operative assessment
• Accept accountability and responsibility for professional conduct.

Person specification

• Proven Band 6 experience / proven leadership
• Evidence of substantial CPD in management and other clinically related subjects
• Attained or working toward MSc
• An awareness of general management ie finance, HR and business development
• Experience / Course in Pre operative assessment

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.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Bernadette Mitchell Job title Bernadette Mitchell Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01865231201 Additional information

Informal visits encouraged

To book an informal visit contact:

Bernadette Mitchell 01865 231201 (Matron)