Do you want a job where every day is different and you are working as part of a team? Fracture Clinic is a busy Trauma Clinic, seeing patients who have injuries sustained in a variety of ways. We see both adults and children in Fracture Clinic. Elective Orthopaedic Clinics are where patients are seen who have been referred in by their GP for a more specialised opinion. Some of the elective clinics we staff are for spinal services, neurosurgery, children's clinic, neuro-oncology etc. The role of Nursing Assistant in a busy, fast paced environment is to maintain an efficient patient flow within the department. You will have a responsibility for running of a clinic/clinics on a daily basis providing a chaperone service to the Doctors. If you feel that you are ready to work in a busy, fast paced environment and provide a high standard of patient care in an outpatient setting then we look forward to receiving your completed application. As a nursing assistant in the clinic environment you will be running clinics in both fracture clinic and elective orthopaedics. You will be expected to chaperone the doctors during consultations and provide assistance to the patient if needed, this could be by providing personal care as and when required or just assisting with queries. You will also be required to fit splints, braces etc. when you have been trained and deemed competent to do so. The skills we are looking for from the candidate who is successful would be excellent communication skills, computer skills and good interpersonal skills. The personal qualities we would look for are that the successful candidate would have initiative and be proactive in the role and also be reliable and punctual. Willingness to adapt is also important as sometimes clinics change at last minute and so you need to be able to adapt and change when required. You will also be willing to learn new skills. Working at both sites may also be undertaken on occasions as and when required. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dawn Barker Job title: Senior sister Email address: Dawn.Barker@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782 676534 Junior Sister Harriet Micklewright 01782 676534