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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.

Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk

Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel

Contact

Address: Oxford Univ Hosps NHS Foundation Trust; OUHC HR Department,; 3rd Floor Unipart House Business Centre; Garsington Road; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX4 2PG
Contact Number: 01865 741186

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Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 321-SW-7259753-B6 Vacancy ID: 7426354

Triage Specialist Practitioner

Accepting applications until: 01-Sep-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 01-Sep-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Churchill Hospital
Address: Old Road
Town: Headington
Postcode: OX3 7LE
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum / pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Oncology

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.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

OVERALL OBJECTIVES:

The aim of this post is to provide specialist Oncological/Haematological advice and management to patients with the aim of improving patient experience and care.

This will be done by:

Providing expert telephone assessment and initiation of an initial treatment plan in response to the urgent needs of patients contacting or attending the Cancer and Haematology Centre.
Directing the flow of emergency admissions into the Cancer and Haematology Centre, liaising with clinicians, ward co-ordinators and operational managers, developing and maintaining systems for emergency admissions.
Working in partnership with patients providing clear information during the assessment phase to promote participation in their care planning.
Providing effective support, training and education to junior staff and other colleagues in order to support the delivery of skilled, evidence based care to patients in response to local, trust and national initiatives which underpin the safe admission and discharge process.
Participating in the development and review of management and prescribing protocols to identify clear processes and pathways.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

CLINICAL:

Provide expert physical and telephone assessment to patients contacting or attending the Cancer and Haematology Centre with toxicities and symptoms caused by anti-cancer therapy or a consequence of their disease.
Be a defined point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and psychosocial support.
Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues.
Assess health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making.
Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required.

DEVELOPMENTAL:

Analyses and interprets patient histories, presenting symptoms,
physical findings and diagnostic information to develop appropriate planning and implementation of treatment and care.
Orders the appropriate clinical investigations to support the assessment and treatment of acute oncological emergencies.
In close liaison with the specialist medical teams to organise appropriate diagnostic intervention and future care planning.

LEADERSHIP:

Liaise closely with operational managers, ward co-ordinators and ward to effectively manage emergency patient flow into cancer services.
Co-ordinate the admission of emergency admissions to an appropriate clinical setting.
Co-ordinate incoming telephone referrals – alerting the appropriate clinical team and adhering to the most appropriate pathway.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education/Training

Essential criteria

Registered nurse: entry on part 1 or 12 of the NMC register
Experience in an acute setting and relevant specialist experience (cancer/haematology)
Postgraduate level study (HEI level 7) or demonstrable post graduate level working evidenced via a continuous professional development portfolio