Ward Manager

An opportunity has become available for an Female short stay ward to support the Leadership and delivery of care in a Secondment ( Months) Band Ward Manager capacity on SSW A . Working alongside a supportive and collaborative multi professional team developing services with opportunity for self development.

The applicant should demonstrate skills and leadership of Nursing the acutely sick patients, supporting MDT colleagues and managing families compassionately.

The ward Sister/ Manager will be a highly experienced, knowledgeable clinical leader, who provides clinical and professional leadership and support to the ward team. Acting as a role model the ward sister will promote and monitor safe and effective practice. The ward sister will develop the ward team to ensure considerate and compassionate care is delivered by a competent workforce and develop processes to enhance the patient experience.

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. Find out more here

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 .