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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.
RESPIRATORY INTERVENTION
Band 3 Nursing Assistant
The Respiratory Intervention service at the John Radcliffe Hospital currently has a vacancy for a full-time band 3 nursing assistant. The service provides bronchoscopy and pleural procedures to a variety of patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated person who would like to join our enthusiastic team. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be required to rotate through the recovery area and into our procedure room to maintain a full range of support skills.
The role requires an enthusiastic, hardworking, and flexible person, with excellent communication skills. This would enable you to be involved with and undertake a variety of tasks to assist with the smooth delivery of care to ensure the best outcome for our patients. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate compassion and commitment to deliver high standards of care.
The hours of work are -
Monday 08:00 – 18:00
Tuesday 08:00 – 18:00
Wednesday 08:00 – 12:30
Thursday 08:00 – 18:00
Friday 08:00 – 12:30
We welcome informal visits, so please contact one of the senior nurses below if you are interested - Sister Clare Wilkins, Deputy Sister Sarah Woodfin or Deputy Sister Clare Court – .
The Respiratory Intervention unit performs a variety of respiratory procedures, such as bronchoscopy and pleural interventions, to aid cancer diagnosis and symptom management of patients with cancer and other conditions. The nursing assistant will be required to assist the nursing and medical team in the procedure room and in the recovery area. They will assist the nurses to provide a high standard of patient care, which is patient focussed and in consultation with the patient, their relatives and the nursing/medical team.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Wilkins Job title: Sister Email address: