PCCU B6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Oxford seeks a motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join the Paediatric Critical Care team, providing clinical leadership and individualized family-centered care to critically ill children. The role requires communication with medical staff and oversight of the unit when senior staff are absent. Ideal candidates will have experience in paediatric care and the ability to manage clinical settings effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing with a focus on paediatric care.
• Ability to manage a clinical area effectively.
• Competencies in individualised and family-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and ensure high standards of care.
• Communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage the PCCU in absence of senior staff.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication with medical staff

Teamwork

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Paediatric Critical Care team.

Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse posts provide the opportunity to include rostered shifts across PCCU, Outreach and Retrieval services as negotiated between the post holder/Senior Nursing Team, and on completion of appropriate competencies.

Post holders will be expected to work a minimum of 23hrs per week across days, nights and weekend shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide clinical leadership ensuring a high standard of individualised nursing and family centred care is delivered to critically ill children.
• To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, communicating effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff.
• To uphold PCCU’s Nursing Philosophy of Care.
• To effectively manage PCCU on a day-to-day basis, in the absence of a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

Career Opportunities

Senior Nurses within PCCU at Band 6 and above have the opportunity to work across the retrieval and outreach services in addition to PCCU on a roster basis on completion of appropriate competencies.

Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUH

Includes 17 co-located Level 2 and 3 critical care beds, delivering a wide range of specialist services to patients from Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network (TVW PCC ODN). We are a leading Neurosurgical and Major Trauma Centre and have a vast number of medical and surgical specialities. The unit is undergoing an exciting period of estate and workforce development and investment, with a move into newly built unit within the next 5 years.

SORT Retrieval Service

OUH PCC Services include the SORT (Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) service, delivered in collaboration with Southampton across TVW PCC ODN. It is staffed by doctors, ACPs and nurses from both Oxford and Southampton, with Oxford providing a retrieval team 24/7.

Critical Care Outreach Service

Is a team of experienced nurses who support all healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of unwell children across the children’s hospital, emergency department, and neonatal unit, following up and supporting children and families following discharge.

Education, Development and Training

Is provided through a structured competency-based development programme, and we are piloting an inhouse PCC L3 specialist course for nursing staff. Clinical and leadership career development pathways are available. We have a growing team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners who work across PCCU and SORT services at OUH.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Rosie Priddy

Job title: Lead Nurse for PCC Education & Workforce

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 01865 221 098

Jo Bartlett – [e-mail]

Practice Development and Education Lead, Paediatric Critical Care