Internationally Educated Nurses Pastoral Lead Oxford, England
Job description
Having successfully secured funding to develop our internationally educated clinician recruitment programme we are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and innovative nurse to join our team.
You will be a key contact for our clinicians, providing them with both clinical and pastoral support to ensure a successful transition to delivering care in the NHS. An integral part of this role is to ensure that there is an effective, efficient, and culturally sensitive pastoral service delivered to each clinician that joins Oxford Health. You will also support the international recruitment lead nurse to deliver OSCE and transition training to our internationally educated nurses.
You will be highly motivated, creative, committed to striving for excellence and passionate about supporting others. You will have strong communication and clinical skills and recognise the value of working collaboratively with our services.
If you are looking for an opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of a programme that will support our colleagues to deliver outstanding care then this role could be just what you are looking for.
- To ensure an effective, efficient, and culturally sensitive service is delivered to support each internationally educated clinician recruited by Oxford Health.
- To be the first point of contact for each internationally educated clinician within Oxford Health.
- To manage the arrival, accommodation, and orientation of the international educated clinicians to both the local community and Trust.
- Support the International Recruitment Mental Health Nurse Lead to deliver OSCE training to internationally educated nurses.
- Provide OSCE support to international nurses who are preparing for their exam or resit.
- Support Learning and Development colleagues to deliver transition training to internationally educated nurses.
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
PLEASE NOTE:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
