Staff Nurse | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in Oxford is looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their Paediatric Critical Care team. This role involves providing exceptional patient care and managing nursing responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates should be self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, and be willing to work mixed shifts. This is an opportunity to contribute to a team that values compassion and excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work a mixed shift pattern including days and nights.
• Demonstrated ability to manage nursing care for a defined caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional patient care based on evidence-based practices.
• Manage, direct, and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload.
• Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work well within a team

Self-motivated

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Paediatric Critical Care team.

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.

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.

Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by the best evidence based practice and OUH values.

• Work in partnership with the patients’ family and friends, and to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient where agreed.

• Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.

• Communicate effectively with patients/relatives/carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

• Maintain and develop high standards of nursing care, reflecting the professional nursing practice and patient care commensurate with the OUH values.

• Maintain and develop general and specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the clinical area.

• Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to others at all times commensurate with The Code (NMC 2015).

• Develop skills to provide senior nurse cover for the department in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse or their deputy.

• Work proactively to ensure every hospital visit meets the needs of the patient and that patients are discharged in a timely manner ensuring effective communication with the family and/or relevant agencies as planned and agreed.

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 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.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Requirements and role specifics

The successful candidate will be able to work well within the team and be willing to work a mixed shift pattern including days and nights across the whole week. They will be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills.

Please note: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025