A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity to work at the new OUH Radiotherapy Centre in Milton Keynes!
We are looking for caring and highly motivated Radiotherapy Assistants to join our friendly team at the newOUH Radiotherapy Centre @ Milton Keynes, based at the Milton Keynes University Hospital site.
You will be part of a team committed to providing a high-quality, caring and compassionate service to patients, their relatives and friends. You will make a positive contribution to our patient's experience.
Good communication, interpersonal and team working skills are essential as well as being empathetic and adaptable.
As well as providing an efficient, calm and courteous service on reception, you will support the therapeutic radiographer team with various clinical and non-clinical tasks. You should be flexible in your approach to work, be able to act on your own initiative and possess good computer skills.
As a department we are proud of our strong culture of learning and support and we offer a comprehensive induction and training programme.
If you are looking to work in a friendly radiotherapy centre, please get in touch!
Full and part time working patterns will be considered.
If you would like to visit the centre or find out more about the role, please emailDonna Hughes donna.hughes@ouh.nhs.uk
· Greet patients and visitors in a courteous, professional and friendly manner - providing assistance and guidance as needed
· Manage patient appointments
· Liaise with patient transport providers booking and amending transport as required
· Maintain clinical and non-clinical stock lists and re-order as required
· Undertake a range of clinical tasks to support the therapeutic radiographer team
· Undertake initial treatment discussions with patients
· Maintain tidiness in all the waiting areas
· Adhere to all departmental policies and procedures
· Work flexible hours and shifts patterns, according to the needs of the service. The department’s core hours are 08:00 - 4:30 Monday to Friday. Participation in bank holiday working is required as the department is only closed for the Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day public holidays.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 theOUH YouTube channel.
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 6 Nov 2024
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