Assistant Practitioner - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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We are looking for a highly motivated Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join Robins ward in Children Hospital

Robin's Ward has something for everyone.

We are a ward that cares for children from a range of specialties including neurosurgery, plastics (including craniofacial and cleft lip and palate services), ENT, neurology, and neuro rehab.

This post will strengthen our established and cohesive senior nursing team; ensuring patients receive compassionate, competent, high-quality care. Our friendly team will support and help you to learn and adapt in your new assessment environment.

Main duties of the job will include


The successful applicant will care for a wide range ofnew surgical admissions, perform venepuncture and cannulation, helping patients with their daily personal care needs, manual handling, monitoring patient's clinical conditions, wound care and escalating this appropriately.

You will also have the opportunity to gain and acquire new learning opportunities to improve your knowledge and skills.

As a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner you will act as a role model to your junior colleagues.

It is desirable to have completed or be undertaking the Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care - or equivalent

Informal visits are encouraged and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.


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.

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