Job overview
A rewarding job as a BAND Nursing Assistant in the Oxford Eye Hospital!
The Oxford Eye Hospital, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital (West Wing), is a centre of innovation in Ophthalmology. We are expanding our nursing workforce to further develop our service and continue providing excellent care. As part of this role, there is a requirement to travel to peripheral sites, including community clinics to support clinical activities as needed.
Full time and part time posts available
Main duties of the job
We are a busy Ophthalmology Outpatient department treating over, adults and children a year in the full range of ophthalmology clinics, including an Eye Emergency department. Our team is made up of over several members of staff, including specialist nurses, nursing assistants, band assistant practitioners, Eye Clinic Liaison Officers and a department housekeeper.
As a Band Nursing Assistant you will have a great opportunity to build upon your existing knowledge and skills. Being welcomed as part of our happy, dynamic team you will assist the Doctors and Nurses running clinics for adults and children from Monday to Sunday.
Whilst our main clinics are at the John Radcliffe hospital, as part of this role, you will be expected to support clinical activity across other Trust locations (Satellite community clinics) when cover is required. Our current peripheral sites include community clinic bases in Wantage, Banbury, Abingdon, Witney, Bicester and others. Please note that there is an expectation for flexibility, and should additional peripheral community clinic locations be established in the future, you will be required to travel to these sites as part of your role.
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.
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