Senior Anaesthetic & Recovery Nurse / ODP

Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of perioperative practice relevant to the clinical area., Demonstrate and promote a patient and family centred style of clinical practice. Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to discharge, by demonstrating a collaborative approach through effective communication and decision making between the multi-professional team, patients and significant others. Ensure the safe custody and administration of drugs according to the Trust policy. Ensure patients and relatives are taught the correct method of administration, where appropriate.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in anaesthetics and recovery required.
  
  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. 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 OUH YouTube channel.

Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by evidence based practice and OUH values. Work in partnership with the patients' family and friends to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient. Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients. Communicate effective information to patients/relatives/carers/ and all members of the multidisciplinary team. Demonstrate high standards of perioperative care, reflecting the beliefs about professional perioperative practice and patient care commensurate with The Oxford Model for Exemplary Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice.