Job summary
- Main area
- Plastic Surgery / Burns / Ambulatory Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday, Bank Holidays incl.)
- Job ref
- 321-NOTSS-6464823-B6
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Hand & Plastics Trauma Coordinator & Ambulatory Care Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
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 of 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.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
A new and exciting opportunitiy has arisen in the Plastics Trauma Service for a specialist nurse in the Hands and Plastic Injury (HAPI) clinic. This is a 12-month secondment with potential to be extended into a permanent position. The HAPI clinic is an urgent Hands and Plastics care facility, providing specialist reviews and treatment, as well as ambulatory care, to patients across Oxfordshire. It is open daily from 07:30 to 20:30, including weekends and bank holidays.
As a HAPI trauma coordinator/specialist nurse, you will coordinate the care of patients referred to the Plastic Surgery service, ensure the daily running of the HAPI Clinic and deliver and oversee the ambulatory service. The post holder will assess patients, provice specialist wound/burn care and deliver ambulatory care. Additionally, they will oversee, schedule and assist in surgical procedures and act as the key point of contact within the Hands/Plastic trauma service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible individual with an interest in Plastic Surgery and trauma, who is autonomous, has excellent problem solving skills and uses their iniative to provide an excellent service. Further training and development opportunities will also be provided in the role.
Main duties of the job
- To co-ordinate and supervise the daily running of the Hands and Plastics Injuries (HAPI) clinic and ambulatory care service.
- To work at an enhanced level as a Specialist Nurse in Plastic Surgery, being able to assess patients and provide advanced wound/burn care.
- To coordinate and provide ambulatory care to Hands/Plastics patients, with venepuncture, cannulation and assessment skills.
- To oversee and directly assist in minor Plastic Surgery procedures, including the preparation of surgical equipment and pre/post-op care.
- To act as a role model for HAPI clinic and the Plastic Trauma Service, upholding the Trust Values in practice.
- To manage, schedule and communicate clinic appointments, diagnostic tests and surgical procedures for patients in HAPI clinic.
- To co-ordinate and manage care for patients referred to the Plastic Trauma service and confidently utilise a range of IT systems, including the Oxford acute referral system (OARS), local theatre scheduler and the Electronic Patient Records (EPR).
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for patients and their relatives in the HAPI Clinic and Plastics Ambulatory service.
- Undertake daily reviews of Plastic Surgery patients, including patient 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:
- Coordinate, manage and action all referrals to the Plastic Trauma service and follow established pathways of care.
- Preparing specialist equipment and providing assistance for surgical procedures undertaken within HAPI 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 , whilst promoting and acting in accordance with the OUH Trust values at all times.
Person specification
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Essential criteria
- 1 year post registratation experience in acute setting
- Active registration with the NMC
- Competency in venepuncture/cannulation
- Experience in providing wound care
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience or training in Plastic Surgery and/or ambulatory care
- Previous management or leadership experience
- Evidence of working at the level of a specialist nurse
- Evidence of mentorship qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bipanjit Puar
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for HAPI clinic
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 220 967
- Additional information
Please do not hesistate to email Bipanjit Puar or Eleni Fragkouli ([email protected]) for more information about the service.
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