Staff Nurse

The Respiratory Intervention Service at the John Radcliffe has a 9 month band 5 secondment opportunity for a nurse who is keen to gain further insight into specialist respiratory care. The successful applicant will join our respiratory team, based in main theatres at the JR, and will encompass our vision to deliver excellent, evidence-based care. We provide the following services: Bronchoscopy · Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) · Radial EBUS · Thoracoscopy · Chest drain insertion/chest drain removal · IPC insertion/removal/drainage · Pleural aspiration · Image guided pleural biopsy. Your role will include: Admitting and assessing respiratory patients, including cannulation, venepuncture, and administration of pre procedure medications. Assisting our respiratory doctors and pleural specialist nurses during the procedures. Monitoring and caring for the patients whilst their procedure is performed. Working in the respiratory recovery area, where you will monitor post procedure patients including those who have received conscious sedation., · Complete admission documentation prior to the patients procedure, taking into account their physical health and psychological needs. · Escalate any patient issues to the medical team prior to their procedure. · To have an understanding of different consent forms and when they are used. · To have an understanding of the use of WHO checklists and to participate in answering the questions when the WHO is performed. · Assist the medical team with procedures. · Enable patients undergoing respiratory procedures to tolerate the examination providing comfort and reassurance. · Monitor patients during their procedure and in recovery, performing and documenting observations, recognising deteriorating patients and escalating concerns immediatley to the medical team. · Participate in the safe manual handling and positioning of patients. · Ensure that all bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy equipment is cleaned and maintained correctly, according to manufacturer guidelines. · Perform cannulation and venepuncture (training will be provided). · Perform blood glucose monitoring and escalate any anomalies. Able to recognise and use PPE appropriately for infectious patients. (All staff must be fit tested to specific FFP3 masks, The Respiratory Intervention unit performs a variety of respiratory procedures, such as bronchoscopy and pleural interventions, to aid cancer diagnosis and symptom management of patients with cancer and other conditions. The nurse will be required to assist with respiratory procedures in the procedure room and to care for patients post procedure in the recovery area. They will deliver a high standard of patient care, which is patient centred and in consultation with the patient, their relatives and the medical team.

• Registered Nurse
• Previous experience in an acute area
• Demonstrates ability to manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients
Desirable criteria
• Previous experience in the relevant specialty
• Cannulation and venepuncture skills, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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.
The Trust comprises of 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., 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. 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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