Job summaryFoundation - Band 5 - multiple vacanciesLocations: Oxford, Banbury, OxfordshireCalling all nursing graduates ready to start their career in 2026! Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting newly qualified UK nursing graduates to join our clinical teams. This is a great opportunity to begin your nursing career in one of the UK's largest teaching trusts, with structured support as you transition from student nurse to registered practitioner. At OUH, you will have the opportunity to develop in a wide range of clinical areas, supported by experienced teams who are committed to compassionate excellence, learning and professional growth. Please apply if you are due to complete your nursing degree in 2026 or have recently qualified and are eligible for NMC registration. In your supporting statement, please tell us why you have chosen OUH and include your top three preferred clinical areas.
For more information or to arrange an informal conversation or visit please contact nursing.careers@ouh.nhs.uk
NB for all critical care departments, paediatrics and theatres please apply directly to these areas.
Please note that this advert may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Main duties of the jobWhether you want to work in one of our fast-paced surgical wards, our leading cancer centre, our neurology and neurosurgery departments, excellent heart centre or refurbished and expanded emergency department, play a part in our regional major trauma centre or join one of our specialist medical departments, we have a vast array of options to develop and grow you as a nurse.
We have sites in Oxford and Banbury and satellite sites across the Thames Valley region for you to choose from. If you are successful at interview you will be added to our pipeline with the view to being allocated to the next most appropriate vacancy', which can take a couple of months.
Start the conversation with us today about our opportunities - and continue your nursing journey by contacting one of our specialist leads to explore the many career options we have to offer you, or apply directly via the link below.
Please ensure you include in your supporting statement why you have chosen OUH/Oxford, and the three top areas where you would like to work.About usOxford 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.In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job responsibilities- 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.
- Accurately document and report to other members of the nursing team, multi-disciplinary team and family/carers regarding the care given to patients, and communicating changes as they occur.
- Respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety and seeking immediate support, and supporting the patient, family/carers and other staff as required
- Identify and discuss patient needs with the team/staff, patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team. Be able to plan own workload.
- Demonstrate a problem solving approach to effectively execute planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised plans of care based on a person centred model of care.
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events.
- Maintain patient dignity and confidentiality at all times.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialDesirable- Previous Nursing experience
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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