Job summary
A new and exciting opportunitiy has arisen in the Hands and Plastic Injuries (HAPI) service for 2x full time specialist nurses who's main role will be to deliver and oversee ambulatory care for our hands and plastic surgery patients.
This new ambulatory care pathway will run every day of the week from 8am to 9pm, weekends and Bank holidays included, and will provide Plastic surgery patients with daily reviews and antibiotic treatment in an ambulatory setting. The post holder will ultimately assess patients, provide specialist wound care and support the overall running of the ambulatory service and the HAPI clinic.
We are looking for enthusiastic and flexible candidates with an interest in Plastic Surgery and Burns care, as well as innovating the service and providing care in line with the Trust values. Training and development opportunities will be provided in the role, with access to our Specialist Surgery Practice and development team.
Main duties of the job
- To co-ordinate and supervise the day-to-day delivery of ambulatory care for patients attending the Hands and Plastics Injuries (HAPI) service.
- To support and coordinate the daily activity across the Hands and Plastic Injury (HAPI) service, including daily reviews, new and follow up clinics and plastic surgery minor procedures.
- To manage patient scheduling and communication across clinics and confidently access and use a range of IT systems, including the Oxford acute referral system and theatre scheduler.
- To work at an advanced clinical level as a specialist in Plastic Surgery and Burns Care and act as a role model for effective care delivery in HAPI.
About us
Over a thousand patients and colleagues assisted us in developing a set of values that will help us achieve our ambition of delivering compassionate excellence. To help us live out those values in our work, we have defined the types of behaviours that will either ensure we met the high standards we have set.
These are the values that should characterise all that we do and our behaviours with our patients and families and each other. Our values and expected behaviours are:
- Compassion: Putting patients at the heart of what we do and recognising different needs
- Respect: Encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork
- Excellence: Taking pride in the quality of care we provide for our patients and customers
- Learning: Learning from successes and setbacks
- Delivery: Delivering high standards of health care for our patients and customers
- Improvement: Striving to improve what we do through change and innovation
These values and behaviours are extremely important to us and we expect everyone who works with us in any capacity, including employees, bank staff, contractors, agency staff, students and volunteers to share and uphold these values and behaviours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating ambulatory care for patients and their relatives, whilst organising and prioritising the workload as the coordinator of the Plastics Ambulatory service.
- Undertake daily reviews of Plastic Surgery patients on the ambulatory care pathway, including assessment, providing treatment and specialist wound care, as well as working with the Hands and Plastics team in the delivery of care.
- Manage patient scheduling and communication including clinic appointments, follow-ups, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests and all other care related activities.
- Facilitate the 08:00am daily multidisciplinary team (MDT) plastics trauma meeting on a rotational basis with other clinical staff: actioning acute referrals to the service and providing support to the general running of the Hands and Plastics Injury (HAPI) clinic.
- Preparing specialist equipment and providing assistance for surgical procedures undertaken within the clinic.
- Participate in clinical audits, research studies and quality improvement projects with support from the Lead Nurse, as well as contributing to staff development and education.
- Adhere to local and the OUH Trust protocols and guidelines at all times, whilst promoting and acting in accordance with the OUH Trust values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating ambulatory care for patients and their relatives, whilst organising and prioritising the workload as the coordinator of the Plastics Ambulatory service.
- Undertake daily reviews of Plastic Surgery patients on the ambulatory care pathway, including assessment, providing treatment and specialist wound care, as well as working with the Hands and Plastics team in the delivery of care.
- Manage patient scheduling and communication including clinic appointments, follow-ups, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests and all other care related activities.
- Facilitate the 08:00am daily multidisciplinary team (MDT) plastics trauma meeting on a rotational basis with other clinical staff: actioning acute referrals to the service and providing support to the general running of the Hands and Plastics Injury (HAPI) clinic.
- Preparing specialist equipment and providing assistance for surgical procedures undertaken within the clinic.
- Participate in clinical audits, research studies and quality improvement projects with support from the Lead Nurse, as well as contributing to staff development and education.
- Adhere to local and the OUH Trust protocols and guidelines at all times, whilst promoting and acting in accordance with the OUH Trust values.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
