Assistant Practioner

We are looking for a highly motivated Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join The Gynaecology ward/ Day Surgery Unit at Horton Hospital.

Gyanecology Ward is Gynaecology Day Case Unit based based at the Horton Hospital in Banbury. We care for a wide variety of patients who present as emergencies. This will provide you with the opportunity to build a range of skills and knowledge upon which to construct your health career.

We are a diverse and motivated team seeking enthusiastic personalities and motivated new colleagues. You will be working alongside our already established Registered Nurses, nursing associate and Deputy Sisters, which will give you the opportunity to learn and understand different roles and duties within our multidisciplinary team. Our friendly team will support and help you to learn and adapt in your new assessment environment.

Main duties of the job will include assisting the other members of the MDT in the management of the post operatively patients and assisting Consultants in the outpatient clinics.

The successful applicant will care for a wide range of new surgical admissions, perform venepuncture and cannulation, helping patients with their daily personal care needs, manual handling, monitoring patient's clinical conditions post operatively and assist Consultants during clinics. 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 essential to have completed 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.