Total 31 Others job vacancies in Oxford, OX4 2PG

Clinical Practice: Be a defined point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and psychosocial support. Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues. Assess health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making. Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work inpartnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required. Deliver expert nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing/multidisciplinary teams. Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care. Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group. Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care. Use communication skills to impart information to patients and carers,and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital/at home as appropriate. Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required. Leadership:Nurse Specialist will be able to: Be involved in developing standards of care, practice guidelines and where appropriate Care Pathways for the patient/client group. Contribute to the development and delivery of nurse-led initiatives for the benefit of the identified client group, in conjunction with medical and nursing/AHP colleagues. Demonstrate and share clinical practice developments to provide evidence-based care, and contribute to service improvement in accordance with local policy initiatives. Contribute appropriately to clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient/client group. Support clinical and management teams in the delivery of Trust and Directorate objectives. Please see the attached Job Description for more information.

A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


To provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment, management, and evaluation for children and young people with complex orthopaedic and spinal needs. To provide input to in-patients undergoing orthopaedic and spinal surgery on the hospital wards and to provide assessment and input at the multi-professional pre-operative assessment clinics. The post involves working across 2 different sites, the Oxford Children’s Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

To provide input to in-patients undergoing orthopaedic and spinal surgery on the hospital wards and to provide assessment and input at the multi-professional pre-operative assessment clinics.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of all patients in your care.

To work flexibly and be able to adjust to the constantly changing demands of the service

To use clinical reasoning skills in developing individual care plans that may include a treatment programme of therapeutic intervention as well as education and advice to parents, carers, school stuff, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency professionals.

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of children including those with complex presentations using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans.

To accept clinical and managerial responsibility for a designated caseload of children and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities, available resources and use of time in order to facilitate safe, timely discharge.

To assess for and order equipment for short term use to facilitate discharge; to advise regarding its safe use and to justify to manager provision of high value adaptive equipment. To also assess and advise on long term equipment needs and liaise with external agencies as required.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024

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A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


To provide skilled PA support to the Clinical Director, OSM and Matrons across the Directorate.

To support the OSM, Matrons and Clinical Director in the development and maintenance of Directorate projects, policies and processes as well as the implementation of the Directorate’s strategy.

Gastroenterology, Endoscopy & Hepatology Directorate are looking for a skilled PA/ Administrator to support the Clinical Director, OSM and Matron.

This is a key position within the department and in addition to providing day-to-day admin support the successful candidate will also assist the team with the development and maintenance of Directorate projects, policies and processes and the implementation of the Directorate’s strategy.

The successful candidate will need:
• To demonstrable experience in a similar position (Team Administrator, Personal Assistant, Senior Administrator, or equivalent roles)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• The ability to multitask and juggle priorities is essential, this is a busy and varied role
• To be IT literate
• Previous experience working for the NHS or in a medical/ clinical setting is highly desirable but not essential

Data and Administration Responsibilities:
• Provide PA administrative support to the Directorate management team including coordinating performance/ quality reports, diary management, organising meetings with senior staff members as requested and ensuring relevant papers are available in advance of meetings.
• Collate and bring together reports and statistics
• Co-ordinate, support and attend the monthly Directorate meetings
• Assist with the administration and coordination of recruitment campaigns for the department
• Ad hoc procurement for the department





Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

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.

Maintain the Trust’s and Directorate’s complaints policy:
Act as the main point of contact and provide coordination for all complaints
within the Directorate.

Ascertain which CU/area the complaint is regarding and the key people which
need to investigate and respond and send out accordingly.




This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024

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The Elective Access Team Leader will support the Patient Access Manager who in conjunction with the Deputy Operational Services Manager are responsible for the management of Referral to Treatment (RTT) & Cancer Access standards across assigned services.
The post holder will take responsibility for the line management of the Directorate Outpatient and Inpatient booking teams and the management of the associated Patient Tracking Lists (PTL’s) across the Directorate.
The Elective Access Team Leader will work with the clinical services ensuring clinical prioritisation and chronological booking is consistent for all outpatient and inpatient appointments within the directorate.

 To provide assurance to the Trust regarding the management of outpatient and inpatient referral to treatment (RTT) pathways to meet all relevant local and national targets
 To be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place to achieve the delivery of the Directorate’s patient access targets via the implementation of new processes and procedures and updating the Patient Access Manager and Deputy Operational Services Manager on, at least, a weekly basis
 The post holder is responsible for the practical management of the outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, working closely with the Directorate to ensure waiting list improvements and national targets are achieved
 To present highly complex statistical information to staff to assist with ongoing service improvement
 The post holder is responsible for supporting the Patient Access Manager and Deputy Operational Services Manager within the directorate in the achievement of all elective access targets
 The post holder will be responsible for training all staff in the rules and guidance for RTT delivery under the direction of the Patient Access Manager
 The post holder will provide support and line management of the outpatient and inpatient booking teams ensuring optimum utilisation of clinic and theatre capacity
 The post holder will be required to cover vacancies/sickness of the elective access team

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

Oversee the day-to-day management of the waiting list officers, elective access officers, outpatient receptionists and clinic prep assistants within the Directorate.
 Ensure that all patients are booked in accordance with the Trust Elective Access Policy, by clinical priority and by length of Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting time
 Proactively manage the patients waiting 18 weeks first outpatient appointment or elective inpatient admission and ensure no 52 week breaches
 Inform the Patient Access Manager of any probable breaches and agree further plans to eliminate these
 Develop access plans for any patient at risk of breach, and ensure plans are communicated to and agree with all relevant staff
 Support the Directorate teams to ensure that high standards of administration and data quality area achieved at all times, and any training needs highlighted
 Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Patient Tracking List (PTL) across the Directorate, ensuring best practice is applied in line with national recommendations
 Ensure regular validation occurs in accordance with best practice to ensure that both outpatient and inpatient PTLs are ‘clean’ at all times
 Participate in the assessment of capacity and demand within the Trust, to include clinic room allocation and theatre utilisation
 To provide expert analysis by using a variety of appropriate query tools (e.g. databases and spreadsheets) for monitoring and forecasting purposes, ensuring information is accurate and up-to-date, including investigation and resolution of date queries and problems
 Attend the weekly service PTL meetings and ensure patients are tracked and planned for in line with the Trust Elective Access policy
 Ensure the Patient Contact Centre has correct information on how to rebook patient appointments appropriately under agreed local service guidance
 Attend the weekly theatre planning meetings and ensure cover for all theatre lists and communication with theatre staff is upheld
 Be familiar with HR policies and procedures within the Trust and to ensure that good practice in recruitment, appraisal and performance management and other policies are maintained
 Provide cover for leave and absence of the Inpatient and Outpatient booking teams when required
 Provide and undertake training, development and appraisal of assigned staff


This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

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This role is based predominantly in Respiratory Lung Function, with the opportunity also to gain experience in Sleep and Ventilation medicine.

This is a Band 6 post, mainly based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, but with the vision of offering services at the Horton Hospital in Banbury and John Radcliffe Hospitals in due course. The department works closely with the University and the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit and there are excellent opportunities to participate in research projects in partnership with the university and the Trials Unit.

The Lung Function Lab provides a vital service to patients with respiratory disease and also in supporting a number of other clinical services within the Trust who rely heavily on the skills provided by this specialist team.

Oxford itself is rich in culture and offers a combination of excellent schools, a plethora of green spaces, proximity to the Cotswolds and the Chilterns and good public transport links to London.

We would welcome informal discussions or a visit to enable you to find out more about the role and opportunities for training. Please contact Edmund Pacpaco Lead Clinical Respiratory Physiologist Respiratory Lung Function Department at Edmund.pacpaco@ouh.nhs.uk or telephone 01865 225248.

It involves maintaining and contributing to excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice across the Lung Function and Sleep and Ventilation Units and contributing to their further growth and development.

To be able to perform with minimal supervision the physiological tests listed under main responsibilities.

To obtain accurate and informative results from patients and any other subjects performing the tests ensuring specifics of individual trial protocols are met.

To be involved in work requiring a considerable degree of responsibility and autonomy and include activities that are complex and/ or non-routine.

To be able to supervise and help train more junior members of staff/trainees in the clinical dept., plus organisational and management duties to assist the smooth running of the department.

To demonstrate care and respect, for both patients and fellow staff members.

To become an ARTP Practitioner (Level III) Respiratory Physiologist with the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology within an agreed timeframe

Train in Sleep physiology and gain experience in CPAP and NIV set ups, performing, analysing and develop skill in the interpretation of overnight oximetry studies and blood gases.





Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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.

This is a Band 6 post, mainly based at the Churchill in Oxford, but with the vision of offering services at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury and John Radcliffe Hospitals in due course. The department works closely with the University and the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit and there are excellent opportunities to participate in research projects in partnership with the university and the Trials Unit.

The Lung Function Lab provides a vital service to patients with respiratory disease and also in supporting a number of other clinical services within the Trust who rely heavily on the skills provided by this specialist team.

You will gain training and experience in carrying out the full range of respiratory investigations including Spirometry, Gas transfer test, Static Lung Volume assessments, Lying & standing Vital Capacity or Mouth pressures, Post Bronchodilator reversibility studies, Methacholine Challenge testing, Exhaled Nitric Oxide tests, Fitness to Fly test, Capillary blood gases, CPAP/NIV set ups.




This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

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An amazing job opportunity has arisen for a motivated Registered Nurse to work in an exceptional care home based in the Wheatley, Oxfordshire area. You will be working for one of UK’s leading health care providers

This special care home offers nursing care for those who have complex medical needs, intermediate care as an alternative to hospital stay, and specialist care for residents who suffer with mental health conditions

**To be considered for this position you must be qualified as a Registered Nurse with a current active NMC Pin**

As a Nurse your key duties include:
• Leading a team of care staff to deliver exceptional care
• Producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments, with an understanding of regulatory frameworks
• Maintain accurate documentation and resident records whilst incorporating the use of modern technology
• Overseeing all aspects of medicine management on your shift in accordance with company policies and current legislation
• Responsible for making decisions in a timely manner
• Utilising your clinical skills to provide guidance and support to all team members
• Making decisions and taking action in a timely manner
• Supporting, guiding, teaching and mentoring others in line with the NMC Code, following its guidance at all times

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:
• Ability to lead a team of care staff
• Passionate about delivering great care and supporting the residents and their families
• A team player who engages well with others
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Able to demonstrate awareness and understanding of the CI/CQQ/RQIA National Care Standards
• Demonstrate an understanding and application of relevant legislation in relation to the role
• Able to deliver nursing care in a clinical environment

The successful Nurse will receive an excellent salary of £22.05 per hour and the annual salary is up to £50,450.40 per annum. We currently have permanent vacancies for both days and night shifts available. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Free meals
• Ongoing personal development plan and career progression
• Company Pension Scheme
• Friendly Working Environment
• Free Enhanced DBS Check and uniform
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Full time and part time opportunities
• Discounts and benefits suited to your lifestyle

Reference ID: 2515
To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV to contact@jupiterrecruitment.co.uk

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Maintain the Trusts and Directorates complaints policy:Act as the main point of contact and provide coordination for all complaintswithin the Directorate. Ascertain which CU/area the complaint is regarding and the key people whichneed to investigate and respond and send out accordingly.

The role is multifactorial, the key elements include: excellent communication skills, the ability to work proactively within an ever-changing environment and delivering complex solutions for multiple specialities within the OUHFT. This will include cross team working, clearly communicating the functionality and benefits of Cerner Millennium, the changes ahead and the impact on patients, staff, and services/organisations. The post holder will be required to analyse, evaluate and summarise highly complex information to create professional, coherent and digestible written and verbal communication materials and messages, measuring the effectiveness of communications and identifying areas for further development. Establish and maintain strong working relationships and network links with NHS colleagues, identifying key people to engage in EPR user groups, leading and facilitating meetings and events, providing expert Cerner Millennium knowledge. Significant judgement is required to gauge relevance of information and always ensure confidentiality, recognising barriers to communication and communicating sensitively and diplomatically to overcome any barriers which are impacting on understanding and preventing engagement. The post holder is expected to take responsibility for personal development, identifying own development needs and agreeing objectives with your line manager, and to maintain a personal development plan. Taking responsibility for obtaining an in-depth understanding of Cerner Millennium Suite. You will also already have or be able to absorb sufficient understanding of IT to communicate effectively with technical colleagues. Improving the Electronic Patient Records is a key tool in supporting the Trust to achieve its Digital objectives. The post holder will be expected to use expert Cerner Millennium knowledge when working with Trust staff to evaluate its impact and potential, make constructive suggestions for improvements; identify, implement and support new ways of working, and agree priorities and identify cultural, organisational and business constraints and interdependencies, including current performance improvement initiatives/requirements. Specifically, the post holder will play a part in co-ordinating activities and monitoring the functionality being delivered against documented local requirements and contractual specifications, reporting and escalating any discrepancies, risks or issues as appropriate and maintaining accurate documentation as per project standards. Gathering information and managing knowledge is a core component of the role. The ability to identify and formulate the right questions, know where to obtain information and who to share it with is crucial to success. In particular, the post holder will be required to: investigate, document, analyse and interpret information in sufficient detail, using tools provided, to inform the local configuration of Cerner Millennium identify appropriate resources to provide data/information of sufficient quality & quantity, monitoring and taking action to deal with quality issues provide expertise and advice to identify, describe, analyse and interpret options and opportunities to meet local requirements and any associated risks and issues for resolution, escalating as appropriate ensure consistency and develop justifiable, realistic conclusions and recommendations on time and in the format required to inform practice and policy decision making facilitate the publication of future working processes, which support significant improvements to the patient journey (including role changes), and which meet stated organisational objectives and benefits Provide information and knowledge to staff and others, either via planned activities or ad-hoc enquiries. Working with the NHS and third-party suppliers, use experience and knowledge of NHS policy and strategy, combined with vision and leadership skills to appraise standard Cerner Millennium functionality and workflows to contribute to the identification of innovative ways of supporting integrated multi-disciplinary record keeping, developments in NHS policy, improvements in information usage and professional and workforce developments. In addition, you will participate in activities to research, identify and develop innovative new ways of working to ensure the configuration of Cerner Millennium supports improvements to care pathways and remain flexible to support future NHS modernisation targets and service transformation priorities as they emerge. Working within frequently tight timeframes, you will evaluate and manage competing priorities, EPR user groups and subject matter experts participating in EPR activities, identifying options and submitting proposals for resolving conflicts in demand. This will require a flexible approach to achieving project objectives and involve the use of leadership and project management skills to define and agree the detailed scope of medium to large-scale EPR related projects, actively participating in all phases, which requires the ability to understand, interpret and implement highly complex inter-related plans that for own area of responsibility and may span whole departments and organisations. Provide advice & support to enable other members of the team responsible for delivering elements of Cerner Millennium, to understand their role, day to day priorities, project tasks & their relationship to others and risk/issue management. Advise on IT training requirements to ensure NHS staff have the IT skills to use Cerner Millennium safely and competently, working with the training team to develop relevant training plans and materials.

To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of all patients in your care. To work flexibly and be able to adjust to the constantly changing demands of the service To use clinical reasoning skills in developing individual care plans that may include a treatment programme of therapeutic intervention as well as education and advice to parents, carers, school stuff, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency professionals. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of children including those with complex presentations using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans. To accept clinical and managerial responsibility for a designated caseload of children and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities, available resources and use of time in order to facilitate safe, timely discharge. To assess for and order equipment for short term use to facilitate discharge; to advise regarding its safe use and to justify to manager provision of high value adaptive equipment. To also assess and advise on long term equipment needs and liaise with external agencies as required.

The post holders duties will be at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Specifically, the and respiratory in-patient components will be carried out at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford or the Horton Hospital Banbury. Other respiratory components are delivered at the John Radcliffe, the Churchill and Horton General Hospitals, or at the Community Diagnostic Centre. The post is to principally support delivery of COPD and pleural services. OUH has a strong background in delivering excellent COPD care across both primary and secondary care, and works closely with the community COPD MDT within Oxford Health. This post will continue to drive this relationship forward, whilst also supporting the provision of tertiary COPD care, including endobronchial valves. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to research in COPD and link this into pleural disease through the management of pneumothorax. The post holder will integrate within the internationally leading pleural team at OUH, contributing to procedural lists (including thoracoscopy). It is envisaged that the successful candidate will lead the development of ambulatory pneumothorax pathways. The postholder will contribute to the mesothelioma and lung caner MDTs. The clinical component of the role will provide senior expertise in managing adults with pleural disease and general respiratory out-patients, as well as in-patients and on-call working, with approximately a 4 week ward duty period per annum. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trusts locations.

Kindly refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities Contact Kirsten Wynn kirsten.wynn@ouh.nhs.uk (lead pharmacist paediatric haematology/oncology) for any questions relating to the paediatric cancer team element of the post or Emma Wilcock (emma.wilcock@ouh.nhs.uk) lead pharmacist clinical trials for any questions about the clinical trials aspects of the post Whatadditionalopportunities are available to me? Professional Practice: Independent prescribing UKCPA and CPPE courses Time management Improving customer care Collaborative working: Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect) Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing,EDIor other project groups Leadership Management: NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner CPPE leading for change Value based appraisal training Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists Education & Training: Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students) Coaching & mentoringtraining Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor Foundation pharmacist tutor Research & Evaluation: Audit/quality improvement and associated training Service evaluation Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading If this is what you are looking for, then pleasecomeand join us. Let us know using the contact details below ifyoudlike an informal visit to the department or conversation before applyingor have any questions.

Oversee the day-to-day management of the waiting list officers, elective access officers, outpatient receptionists and clinic prep assistants within the Directorate. Ensure that all patients are booked in accordance with the Trust Elective Access Policy, by clinical priority and by length of Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting time Proactively manage the patients waiting 18 weeks first outpatient appointment or elective inpatient admission and ensure no 52 week breaches Inform the Patient Access Manager of any probable breaches and agree further plans to eliminate these Develop access plans for any patient at risk of breach, and ensure plans are communicated to and agree with all relevant staff Support the Directorate teams to ensure that high standards of administration and data quality area achieved at all times, and any training needs highlighted Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Patient Tracking List (PTL) across the Directorate, ensuring best practice is applied in line with national recommendations Ensure regular validation occurs in accordance with best practice to ensure that both outpatient and inpatient PTLs are clean at all times Participate in the assessment of capacity and demand within the Trust, to include clinic room allocation and theatre utilisation To provide expert analysis by using a variety of appropriate query tools (e.g. databases and spreadsheets) for monitoring and forecasting purposes, ensuring information is accurate and up-to-date, including investigation and resolution of date queries and problems Attend the weekly service PTL meetings and ensure patients are tracked and planned for in line with the Trust Elective Access policy Ensure the Patient Contact Centre has correct information on how to rebook patient appointments appropriately under agreed local service guidance Attend the weekly theatre planning meetings and ensure cover for all theatre lists and communication with theatre staff is upheld Be familiar with HR policies and procedures within the Trust and to ensure that good practice in recruitment, appraisal and performance management and other policies are maintained Provide cover for leave and absence of the Inpatient and Outpatient booking teams when required Provide and undertake training, development and appraisal of assigned staff

This is a Band 6 post, mainly based at the Churchill in Oxford, but with the vision of offering services at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury and John Radcliffe Hospitals in due course. The department works closely with the University and the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit and there are excellent opportunities to participate in research projects in partnership with the university and the Trials Unit. The Lung Function Lab provides a vital service to patients with respiratory disease and also in supporting a number of other clinical services within the Trust who rely heavily on the skills provided by this specialist team. You will gain training and experience in carrying out the full range of respiratory investigations including Spirometry, Gas transfer test, Static Lung Volume assessments, Lying & standing Vital Capacity or Mouth pressures, Post Bronchodilator reversibility studies, Methacholine Challenge testing, Exhaled Nitric Oxide tests, Fitness to Fly test, Capillary blood gases, CPAP/NIV set ups.

For more details, please see job description and person specification attached. Please contact Simren Chari on 01865 235769.

As a member of the maternity team, you will support and closely work with registered midwives and sonographers to deliver a high standard of care to women in a caring and safe environment. To work as part of the wider ward team in developing and maintaining services provided to women and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area. To maintain the dignity and privacy of all women and respect their right to confidentiality.To complete and maintain on an ongoing basis a generic and specific portfolio of clinical competencies and/or the Care Certificate as required. To review progress with line manager at regular intervals andthrough the appraisal process. Understand own level of responsibility, scope of practice and accountability in relation to registered staff. All policies must also be adhered to at all times. All new in role, Nursing Assistants, Theatre Support Workers, Maternity Support Workers and Assistant Practitioners will be expected to achieve the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment if they have not already done so through previous employment. The Care Certificateconsists of 15 standards that set out explicit learning outcomes, competences and standards of behaviour that are expected of a Nursing Assistant. The Oxford University Hospitals Support Worker Academy team deliver an enhanced and extended induction programme, this to facilitatethe training and education required to maintain quality assurance, support and guidance to ensure timely completion and compliance. Full job description can be viewed within this advert.