Job summary
Opportunity for a band 5 registered nurse to be part of a busy and developing orthopaedic outpatient department.
Main duties of the job
Registered nurse in the orthopaedic outpatient department .
- to co-ordinate the smooth running of clinics of different specialities
- support junior members of the team, new staff and students
- perform observations, ECG's, IM injections, wound dressings, removal of sutures and clips, administration of drugs, bladder scanning and phlebotomy.
- Initial assessment and co-ordination of urgent referrals.
- Plan and co-ordinate extra clinics as required
About us
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. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Registered nurse in the orthopaedic outpatient department .
- to co-ordinate the smooth running of clinics of different specialities
- support junior members of the team, new staff and students
- perform observations, ECG's, IM injections, wound dressings, removal of sutures and clips, administration of drugs, bladder scanning and phlebotomy.
- Initial assessment and co-ordination of urgent referrals.
- Plan and co-ordinate extra clinics as required
- Support senior members of the team
- To help facilitate new ideas and projects
Job description
Job responsibilities
Registered nurse in the orthopaedic outpatient department .
- to co-ordinate the smooth running of clinics of different specialities
- support junior members of the team, new staff and students
- perform observations, ECG's, IM injections, wound dressings, removal of sutures and clips, administration of drugs, bladder scanning and phlebotomy.
- Initial assessment and co-ordination of urgent referrals.
- Plan and co-ordinate extra clinics as required
- Support senior members of the team
- To help facilitate new ideas and projects
Person Specification
Outpatient experience
Essential
Desirable
- Outpatient experience
- Orthopaedic experience
- Phlebotomy trained
Person Specification
Outpatient experience
Essential
Desirable
- Outpatient experience
- Orthopaedic experience
- Phlebotomy trained
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital
Windmill Road, Headington
Oxford
OX3 7HE
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
