Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hand & Plastic Injury Specialist Nurse
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Specialist Nurse in the Hands and Plastic Injury (HAPI) Clinic
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Plastic Surgery department for a Specialist Nurse in the Hands and Plastic Injury (HAPI) Clinic. The HAPI Clinic is an urgent care facility that provides specialist Plastic Surgery reviews and treatments, including minor operations, to patients across Oxfordshire. HAPI operates daily from 8am to 7pm, including weekends and bank holidays, with Ambulatory Care provided until 8pm.
As a Specialist Nurse in HAPI, you will be responsible for coordinating the care of patients referred to the emergency Plastic Surgery service and oversee the daily running of the urgent clinic. In this hands-on role, you will assess and provide specialist care to patients with hand and soft tissue injuries, including burns, and assist with minor operations in our procedure suite. The post holder will act as the key point of contact within the Hands/Plastic Trauma Service, coordinating care.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and flexible nurse with a genuine interest in Plastic Surgery/minor injuries. This role requires active problem-solving skills and initiative to ensure high standards of care are delivered. Specialist training / professional development will be provided, together with an induction period to settle into the role.
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate and supervise the daily running of the Hands and Plastics Injuries (HAPI) Clinic, which includes the ambulatory care service and minor operations (HAPI MOPS).
- Work at an enhanced level as a Specialist Nurse in Plastic Surgery, undertaking comprehensive assessments and delivering specialist care to patients with hand and soft tissue injuries.
- Act as a role model within the Plastic Surgery Trauma Service, consistently demonstrating and promoting the Trust values.
- Coordinate and manage referrals to the Plastic Trauma Service in close collaboration with the on-call Plastic Surgery team.
Our Values
Over a thousand patients and colleagues assisted us in developing a set of values that will help us achieve our ambition of delivering compassionate excellence. To help us live out those values in our work, we have defined the types of behaviours that will either ensure we met the high standards we have set.
- Compassion: Putting patients at the heart of what we do and recognising different needs.
- Respect: Encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect, and teamwork.
- Excellence: Taking pride in the quality of care we provide for our patients and customers.
- Learning: Learning from successes and setbacks.
- Delivery: Delivering high standards of health care for our patients and customers.
- Improvement: Striving to improve what we do through change and innovation.
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These values and behaviours are extremely important to us, and we expect everyone who works with us in any capacity, including employees, bank staff, contractors, agency staff, students, and volunteers, to share and uphold these values and behaviours.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Bipanjit Puar
- Job Title: Lead Nurse for HAPI Clinic
- Email Address: bipanjit.puar@ouh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01865 220 967
Please do not hesitate to email Bipanjit Puar, Eleni Fragkouli (eleni.fragkouli@ouh.nhs.uk), or Claudio Ferreira (claudio.ferreira@ouh.nhs.uk) for more information about the service.
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