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A rewarding job and NO UNSOCIAL HOURS as a Nursing Assistant in the ENT/Plastics Outpatients Department. Our department provides care and treatment to patients with Ear, Nose and Throat and Plastics Surgery conditions, making it a very interesting, diverse, and rewarding area to work in.
As a Nursing Assistant in the ENT/Plastics Outpatient Department, you will have a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills. We are a dynamic team, and you will have the opportunity to develop in your role to assist the Doctors and Nurses running clinics from Monday to Friday. Patients come to us for different reasons; we see them for:
We are looking for a confident, outgoing, and kind individual to join our team who has the energy and commitment to provide great quality care and who interacts well with patients and colleagues, helping the service to run smoothly and our patients to have a positive experience of their time with us.
The department nursing assistants, once properly trained, support our clinicians at our ENT peripheral clinics in Wantage, Brackley, and Chipping Norton.
In return, we will offer you training and development in skills such as:
Ensure patients are supported compassionately during their time in the outpatient department and the wider hospital environment.
Assist registered nurses in the effective running of outpatient clinics, including managing patient flow through the clinics.
Assist the wider multi-disciplinary team in supporting patients, including speech and language therapists and dietitians.
Assist in clinics by chaperoning or supporting medical staff undertaking minor procedures.
Once trained, complete patient observations including:
Undertake additional training to be able to perform phlebotomy and ECG procedures.
Undertake training in tracheostomy awareness to increase awareness of tracheostomy patients and patients with altered airways.
Support the running of the pre-operative assessment clinics.
Undertake ‘in house’ OUH decontamination training for the care of endoscopes used within the department.
Support patient dignity and comfort, e.g. by escorting them to the toilet or by meeting their nutritional needs. Take an active role in ordering stock items for the department.
Ensure Infection Prevention Control methods are adhered to.
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.
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.
Work permit in United Kingdom: Required
English language skill: Intermediate (B1)
Driver's license: Not required
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