Family Care Advisor Assistant

Applications are invited for a Family Care Advisor Assistant, with a special interest in mitochondrial diseases, to join the NHS

Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation

Trust (OUHFT). The vacancy has arisen due to the expanding local clinical service and the need for further

welfare rights support for this national service.

Oxford has a large tertiary neurosciences centre, with a busy Clinical Genetics department, and a Centre for

Enablement, offering a wide range of clinical and academic interests. Oxford is renowned for its expertise in

neuromuscular diseases, and is a member of the European Reference Network and has recently opened the

Muscular Dystrophy UK centre for neuromuscular disorders. We are looking for an enthusiastic person, ideally

with a background in nursing / therapist / social work, to develop the role of welfare officer within the

mitochondrial service, together with a well-established group of colleagues from paediatrics, clinical genetics,

adult neurology and other disciplines. The post will include support for patients and carers applying for support

in housing, benefits, education and employment and provide liaison for the nationally commissioned Highly

Specialised Service in Mitochondrial Diseases. There is an expectation to attend a twice monthly mitochondrial clinic and MDT.

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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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