Pre-Admission Clinic Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Clinic Assistant Job Summary

The pre admission clinic assistant is a newly developed role in the Cardiology Pre Admission Clinic which is a small, busy, specialist team based in the heart centre. Pre admission assessment plays a key role in preparing patients for elective cardiology procedures (the majority of these procedures are day procedures undertaken in one of the cardiac cath labs). The pre admission assistant will have an important role supporting the specialist pre admission nurses to be able to complete their assessments. For example, assisting them in preparing the clinic before and assisting with patients during face to face assessments. The nurses also complete many of their assessments via phone. The pre admission assistant will make sure they have all the information they need in advance of these assessments. This presents an exciting opportunity to work with other members of the MDT and communicate with the patients. Requesting and organising test results from a variety of other hospitals, GP surgeries etc. Currently the team comprises of 2 full time pre admission nurses and one team administrator. Overseen by a senior cardiac nurse as team lead.

Clinic Assistant Main duties

• The clinic assistant will  keep the clinic well maintained, stocked and tidy, ready to welcome patients, while adhering to health and safety policies.
• The clinic assistant will perform a range of cardiac physiological procedures, and to keep them accessible to the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust and local GP practices.
• The clinic assistant will triage patient’s notes following established criteria and to highlight to the PAC nurses those patients who need a nurse review.
• To complete patient’s notes review under the supervision of the PAC nurses.
• The clinic assistant will make telephone calls to confirm face to face appointments with patients to avoid “did not attend” in our clinics.
• The clinic assistant will liaise with other staff within the service, Oxford University Hospitals, GP Practices, and other local NHS Trust organisations to ensure that patients receive cardiac physiology procedures requested by clinical staff in the delivery of health care.
• The clinic assistant will  ensure the collection and availability of administration and clinical data is completed in a timely manner for the smooth running of the clinic.
• The clinic assistant will scan on the Electronic Patient Records administration and clinical data received from other NHS Trusts.
• To liaise with the Cardiology PAC clerical staff and cover the PAC answer phone and the PAC email inbox during periods of leave.
• To be a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributing to and delivering effective, quality care of cardiac patients.
• The clinic assistant will respect and maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the Unit and patients.

About us

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. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals – Issuu

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