Critical Care Staff Nurse

at  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK. Providing the highest quality of healthcare, we employ up to12,500 staff, including over 4,000 nurses and 2,000 doctors. The Trust is made up of four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children’s Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre, and Women’s Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, North Oxfordshire. Most services are provided in our hospitals, but over six percent are delivered across the region.
We are proud to have an extensive range of collaborations which underpin the quality of care we provide to our patients – with partners including the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University .

At OUH we offer

• an exceptional opportunity to work in a nationally renowned centre for specialties such as Trauma, Vascular surgery; Cancer & Haematology; Maxillofacial surgery and one of the largest transplant centres in Europe
• A newly built, state of the art critical care building featuring 48 Level 3 beds across three floors providing a patient-centred holistic model of care and a truly outstanding environment to work in. The clinical areas are bright, airy, and modern.

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We are proud of our national and international reputation for the excellence of our services and our leading role in teaching and research. The core values that are important to us are: Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion , and Improvement – these underpin everything we do.
The team in Oxford Critical Care are committed to growing nursing leadership because we know that great leadership changes lives.
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
If this inspires you to expand your current role and develop your career even further, if you wish to help us lead the field in delivering compassionate excellence to our patients then read on.
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 .

The department strives to provide education and training to its colleagues, and you can expect to receive:

• Completion of an ICU Foundation Programme if required
• Opportunity to apply for and undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Intensive Care Practice if not already attained.
• Completion of a leadership course supportive of the role and future development if required

Learning and Development:As a valued member of our team, you will receive:

• Regular performance appraisals and personalised development plan.
• Simulated Practice
• Dedicated Team Development Training days
• Optional secondment and rotation to other critical care areas

Please refer the Job description for details