Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse in Critical Care

The award-winning John Radcliffe Hospital provides Oxfordshire's main Accident and Emergency site, offering acute medical and surgical services including trauma, intensive care, and cardiothoracic services.

We are excited to announce the expansion of Oxford Critical Care (OCC). We have opportunities for Band 6 nurses to join #OneTeamOneOUH. If you are an ICU nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to join a leading teaching hospital, we offer you the chance to become part of a team that provides the very best in critical care nursing and invaluable training to advance your career.

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
• Improvement

These values underpin everything we do. The team in OCC is committed to growing nursing leadership because we know that great leadership changes lives.

QH98CW If you have a Critical Care background with a post-registration qualification in Adult Intensive Care Nursing and would like to develop your career in critical care, then read on.

In OCC We Can Offer You:

• 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 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, providing our amazing team with the space and facilities needed to look after their health and wellbeing.
• A fully supported and protected induction period, tailored to your needs, giving you a great opportunity to find your feet in the team.
• A tailored development package designed to uniquely suit your specific learning needs. This includes study days and clinical support from our dynamic education team and incorporates an extensive orientation package and fully supported supernumerary period during which you work with a mentor.

At Oxford Critical Care, we understand that many Registered Nurses have busy and demanding commitments outside of their working life and may be unable to commit to traditional shift patterns. With this in mind, we are proud to offer a variety of flexible working options within the department:

• Whatever your availability, whether it is for certain shifts or set days, we offer employment, full-time, or part-time, to suit your requirements.
• If you prefer a fixed-term contract for an extended period with a defined start and end date, you tell us what shifts suit you.
• Want to just work term time? We can offer a permanent contract where paid/unpaid leave can be taken during school holidays or other defined periods.
• Retire and Return – Have you retired as a nurse but want to return? Tell us what shifts you want to work that will suit you.
• If you are unable to commit to traditional shift times and patterns, we can accommodate flexible hours such as later start times and/or earlier finish times, or fixed days off. You tell us what shifts suit you.

If you are currently working outside of the NHS or in secondary care, you will receive training and comprehensive support to get you off to a flying start.