Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nurse Associate
NHS AfC: Band 4
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
Registered Nurse Associate- Band 4
We are looking for exceptional Band 4 Registered Nurse Associates to join the friendly Day Case team at the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
The role would include working alongside a multidisciplinary team, providing high quality, patient centred care to a wide range of patients that come in for surgical procedures and infusions for IBD conditions. The successful candidate would need to be motivated, organised and possess outstanding communication skills. Candidates should enjoy working in a team environment, work well under pressure and have a flexible approach to work.
We are a nurse-led unit and work closely with the theatre teams and other Specialist Nurses. There are opportunities for extra training and progression. If you are forward thinking and looking for a new challenge, then this could be the job for you.
You will need to be in possession of your NMC qualification or about to qualify.
Informal visits are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
The unit is rapidly expanding, caring for patients undergoing a variety of Day Case surgical procedures for a variety of specialities. These patients need to be admitted on the morning of surgery and then recovered and discharged post-operatively. We also have ambulatory patients requiring infusions for Irritable Bowel Disorders, blood transfusions and other interventions suitable for daily admissions.
We are currently open between the hours of 07.30 and 20.30 Monday to Friday.
Working for our organisation
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. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role would include working alongside a multidisciplinary team, providing high quality, patient centred care to a wide range of surgical and infusion patients. The successful candidate would need to be motivated, organised and possess outstanding communication skills. Candidates should enjoy working in a team environment, work well under pressure and have a flexible approach to work.
Person specification
Education, Knowledge training and experience.
Essential criteria
- Registered as Nursing Associate on NMC register
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent.
- Understands the importance of following procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience on surgical wards
- Experience of cannulation and venepuncture.
Clinical Practice and organisation
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates that the patient is at the heart of all they do.
- Recognises different needs by encouraging a spirit of teamwork, respect and integrity.
- Delivers a high standard of care for patients and strives to constantly improve on what we do through change and innovation
- Communicates effectively with with patients, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Delivers hjgh quality compassionate patient care.
Desirable criteria
- Good IT skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Miriam Redfern
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01295229787
- Additional information
Deputy Sister Jackie Buck or Rose Boyd Coates
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