Hands and Plastic Injury Specialist Nurse
Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
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Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
Company: | NHS Jobs |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | C9321-25-0974 |
Summary
Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients and their families/carers attending the HAPI Clinic and Ambulatory Care Service. This includes the provision of care to children and young adults. Undertake daily clinical reviews of Plastic Surgery patients, delivering specialist wound care and treatments in collaboration with the Hands and Plastic Surgery team. Coordinate and provide ambulatory care within the HAPI service, including venepuncture, cannulation and patient assessment. Assist the Plastic Surgery team with minor surgical procedures in HAPI, including the preparation of surgical equipment, intraoperative assistance, documentation and delivery of post-operative care for patients having a minor plastics procedure under local anaesthetic. Facilitate daily meetings to review referrals to the Plastic Trauma Service, actively discussing and managing referrals with the on-call Consultant, in line with established care pathways. Act as a key point of contact for the Plastic Trauma Service, which includes the co-ordination, scheduling and communication of patient appointments, diagnostic tests and surgical procedures. Participate in local clinical governance activities, including audits, research activities, staff teaching/training and quality improvement initiatives with support from the Lead Nurse. Confidently utilise a range of IT systems, including (but not limited to) the Oxford Acute Referral System (OARS), theatre scheduler and Electronic Patient Records (EPR). Adhere to local and Trust-wide protocols, policies and guidelines, consistently acting in accordance with the OUH Trust values.