PCCU B6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Senior Nurses within PCCUat Band 6 and above have the opportunity to work across the retrieval and outreach services in addition to PCCU on a roster basis on completion of appropriate competencies.

Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUHincludes 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. The unit is undergoing an exciting period of estate and workforce development and investment, with a move into newly built unit within the next 5 years.

SORT Retrieval ServiceOUH 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 Serviceis 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 Trainingis 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.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Evidence of commitment to teaching staff and students.

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable: - Demonstrates awareness of the qualities required of staff working in Critical Care.; - Insight into managerial issues in relation to people and resources.

Experience

Essential: - Relevant Critical Care nursing experience

Desirable: - Demonstrates knowledge of value & use of research findings.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential: - Evidence of clinical knowledge in area of speciality, and excellence in practice.; - Experience of leading and supporting a team in clinical area.

Desirable: - Knowledge/experience of: - audit in practice - implementation of quality improvement measures - risk management

Other

Essential: - Evidence of continuing professional development.