Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen, to join the Oxford Endocrine Nursing Team. This post will allow personal growth and will give you the chance to develop clinical skills, which will benefit your professional development. Would you like to work Monday to Friday? no weekends/shifts/nights? Then this for you
Are you interested in developing specialist knowledge within Endocrine nursing? Do you enjoy a dynamic clinical environment, with opportunity to build up long term relationships with patients? Do you enjoy working in a team? Do you have established clinical skills in Phlebotomy and Cannulation?
This is an opportunity for a highly motivated nurse to join our dynamic team. The applicant must be enthusiastic, self-motivated and have excellent communication skills.
Part of the role will be working in the Endocrine Day Investigation Unit, completing diagnostic testing for patients with various Endocrine conditions. The role involves enabling and delivering complex care pathways for patients with Endocrine rare disease.
You will have a tailored training package, covering competencies, time with Endocrine Specialist Nurses, Endocrine Consultants and SPR’s in clinic.
The unit is part of the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) – a world renowned centre of clinical research excellence in this field. OCDEM is part of OUH Trust.
An informal visit is strongly recommended.
Main duties of the job
1. to provide a high standard of nursing care for patients
2. to be able to offer counselling/support to patients attending the unit
3. to be competent in venepuncture and intravenous cannulation ensuring high quality samples are obtained, arrangements made for their transfer to the correct destinations and to be familiar with the storage procedures of such.
4. to anticipate emergency situations when possible and provide appropriate treatment, assisting medical staff where necessary
5. to be familiar and competent with all specialised endocrine tests performed within the unit
6. to provide an advisory service for these patients and where appropriate bringing problems to the attention of medical staff
7. Management of team
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. Find out more here
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 .