OCC/ CICU inHeadington inHeadington PUBLISHED TUE 26 NOV 2024

We are a friendly, supportive team, dedicated to delivering outstanding patient-centred care within our 22 bedded unit based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. We are a nationally renowned centre for specialities in Trauma; Vascular; Spinal; Orthopaedics, Specialist Surgery, emergency acute surgery, medicine.

With the combination of a fantastic team and working environment, it is a wonderful place to develop, grow and contribute to delivering the best patient care.

We are now looking for two exceptional Band 7s to join our leadership team for an 18-month secondment, to cover secondment and maternity leave. You will be experienced critical care nurses with experience of operational management/bed management and be able to make decisions and navigate problems when they arise. You will work clinically, maintaining excellent standards of patient care. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to develop sound professional relationships across the whole MDT. You will have a passion to drive change and confident in leading new quality improvement initiatives across the unit - one post has a Renal Lead focus, the second post has a HCID and Major Incident Lead focus.

As a Band 7 you will effectively manage and lead a team, ensuring they are supported, developed and nurtured allowing the unit to 'grow its own'.

If this sounds like you and you would like to find out more please contact Deputy Matron. Proposed Interview Date 16th December 2024.

The successful applicants will work as clinical band 7s on OCC, providing high standards of care to the critically ill patients of Oxfordshire, and daily operational management of the service, along with the Churchill ICU. The non-clinical work associated with the first post will involve quality improvement projects for Renal, and for the second post, for HCID/Major Incident and Business Continuity planning. There will be teams of bands 2-6 to line manage, develop and support. Close collaboration with the rest of the senior nurse team will be required, to ensure best practice and care standards are met.

About us

Manage a clinical team, daily operational and staffing management, leading on the nursing initiatives related to the focus of one of the posts - Renal, or HCID/Major Incident.

To promote and demonstrate contemporary and proactive approaches to intensive care nursing practice and in collaboration with education links facilitate the advancement of this practice.Take responsibility for the strategic leadership of a Clinical Team.Work with the Matron to manage strategic planning for OCC/CICU, taking operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of relevant intensive care resources.Collaborate with the multi-professional team and provide direction and example for professional nursing practice.

Clinical practice and Research:

Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills in the management of the complex and changing health care needs of the critically ill patient, integrating theory and practice.Ensures that the patients interests are fully considered within the contexts of care; and actively participates in ethical decision making.Actively investigates advanced theoretical knowledge and demonstrates research-based practice.Act as a credible clinical role model.Practices as a professional senior nurse with confidence, authority, and expertise.Takes responsibility for clinical practice developments.Demonstrates effective communication regarding complex and sensitive information to patients, individuals in the multi-professional team, and significant others.To participate and engage with research activities within the OCC/CICU service.To engage in and perform audit and service improvement projects.

Education:

Supports staff through the provision of sound mentorship tailored to individual learning needs.Takes responsibility for constructive feedback to staff on their progress anddevelopment utilising, or encouraging the use of, the performance review framework.Acts as an expert resource for staff requiring knowledge and skills in critical care practice.Contributes to the ongoing development and implementation of educationprogrammes within OCC/CICU practice.Actively participates in the provision of educational programmes within OCC/CICU.Actively participates in relevant OCC/CICU / OUH Trust initiatives / projects and takes responsibility for co-ordinating their development, implementation, and evaluation within critical care.

Managerial / Leadership and Audit:

Takes responsibility for operational management of the OCCCICU.Management of staff and resources across the OCC/CICU site.Participates in multi-disciplinary decision making via the daily bed meeting to facilitate elective admissions and discharges.In collaboration with other senior nurses, develops the OCC/CICU operational and organisational structure to optimise the service.Actively participates in the collaborative approach to strategic planning that ensures the OCC/CICU service plan accounts for patient and service needs.Directs supports and facilitates any team and unit project work.Contributes to local research and to practice development.Contributes to on-going development and achievement of individual team members to promote potential.Facilitates feedback to individuals through performance review and clinicalsupervision to fulfil individual and unit needs.Facilitates and develops communication channels within the multi-professional team.

Clinical Governance:In collaboration with the senior team ensure that education / training standards set locally and nationally within the clinical governance framework are implemented, achieved, and monitored.In collaboration with the senior team ensure all trust policies / procedures are implemented.To keep informed of current research and development and disseminate information as appropriate.To ensure that implementation and audit of current research-based practice is undertaken.Promote the adult critical care service-based quality initiatives.Monitor standards of care and quality of service through assessment of the care providers.Evaluate and audit the educational programme within the adult intensive care service.Contribute to the appraisal process regarding the educational needs of individual staff.Participate in response to untoward incidents, ensuring facilitation of education / training needs arising from the incident.Monitor and report staff compliance of statutory and mandatory training and appraisal requirements.