Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Plastic Surgery department for a Specialist Nurse in theHands and Plastic Injury (HAPI) Clinic. The HAPI Clinic is an urgent care facility that provides specialist Plastic Surgery reviews and treatments, including minor operations, to patients across Oxfordshire. HAPI operates daily from am to pm, including weekends and bank holidays, with Ambulatory Care provided until pm.
As a Specialist Nurse in HAPI, you will be responsible for coordinating the care of patients referred to the emergency Plastic Surgery service and oversee the daily running of the urgent clinic. In this hands on role you will assess and provide specialist care to patients with hand and soft tissue injuries, including burns, and assist with minor operations in our procedure suite. The post holder will act as the key point of contact within the Hands/Plastic Trauma Service, coordinating care.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and flexible nurse with a genuine interest in Plastic Surgery/minor injuries. This role requires active problem-solving skills and initiative to ensure high standards of care are delivered. Specialist training / professional development will be provided, together with an induction period to settle into the role.
Please note if you have previously submitted an application / applied for this specific role/post in the last months, your application will not be considered for shortlisting.
Main duties of the job
1. Coordinate and supervise the daily running of the Hands and Plastics Injuries (HAPI) Clinic, which includes the ambulatory care service and minor operations (HAPI MOPS).
2. Work at an enhanced level as a Specialist Nurse in Plastic Surgery, undertaking comprehensive assessments and delivering specialist care to patients with hand and soft tissue injuries.
3. Act as a role model within the Plastic Surgery Trauma Service, consistently demonstrating and promoting the Trust values.
4. Coordinate and manage referrals to the Plastic Trauma Service in close collaboration with the on-call Plastic Surgery team
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:
5. Compassion: Putting patients at the heart of what we do and recognising different needs
6. Respect: Encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork
7. Excellence: Taking pride in the quality of care we provide for our patients and customers
8. Learning: Learning from successes and setbacks
9. Delivery: Delivering high standards of health care for our patients and customers
10. 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.