Critical Care Manager

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job description

Critical Care Manager
Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full time | Up to £56,500 per annum, depending on experience
37.5 hours per week

Main duties of the job

Supervise and support clinical support staff and junior staff in the delivery of care, providing education, training and mentorship to meet development needs.
Deliver high quality patient care, which is clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care as part of a collaborative programme.

About us

Nuffield Health Oxford
Our modern hospital is based within a stone's throw of the historic City of Oxford, a world-renowned centre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We are proud of the wonderful environment and team we have established, providing our patients with first class care. We operate 6 well equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presented ensuite rooms.
We cater for inpatient and day care, providing a broad range of surgical specialties and clinics including Paediatrics, Oncology, Interventional Cardiology & Radiology, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as women's and men's health clinics. The hospital is located with excellent transport links by road and rail, both to and from London, Thames Valley, and the Midlands.
The theatre complex at The Manor Hospital consists of 6 main theatres and 2 minor theatres, a six bed level 2 PACU and a 6 bed CCU. We have over 350 clinical specialists who offer complex and diverse treatments and have a dedicated Matron-led clinical team. We offer the full range of flexible working options including part time working, term time working, compressed hours and job share. Staff needing to relocate have the option of staying in our staff accommodation for their first six months service.

Job responsibilities

We're looking for a highly skilled Critical Care Manager with a passion for delivering exceptional patient care to join us at Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital.
As a nurse registered with the appropriate governing body, you'll have the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration. You'll also have post-registration experience. Immediate / Advanced Life Support is desirable. Like us, you believe in putting people first. So you'll appreciate having the resources to fully understand and meet each individual patient's clinical and personal needs. Alert, focused, detail-oriented and empathetic, you'll have a wealth of experience to draw upon.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual who has undertaken post graduate study in intensive care and mentorship. You will need to have a passion for clinical care while possessing excellent leadership skills to support the team and assist the senior sister with the management of the unit. You will need extensive experience in critical care along with previous experience at a senior level. You'll be an excellent communicator and team worker - flexible and motivated. As part of the wider hospital team, you'll interact with practitioners from other areas because you understand that continuity in patient care is key.
You'll be part of a close-knit, multidisciplinary team. And, with our consultant-led service, you'll be working directly with some of the best clinical talent around, gaining experience with new practices, equipment and facilities. These are all maintained to our high standards as we take great pride in our low infection rates and high CQC scores at Nuffield Health.
As our Critical Care Manager, you will:

• Supervise and support clinical support staff and junior staff in the delivery of care, providing education, training and mentorship to meet development needs.
• Deliver high quality patient care, which is clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care as part of a collaborative programme.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• As a nurse registered with the appropriate governing body, you'll have the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration.

Experience

• Previous relevant as well post-registration experience. Immediate / Advanced Life Support is desirable.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.