Job summaryReady to make a difference? We would love to hear from you, come and be part of a team that values kindness, empathy, and respect and start your Healthcare Career with us!
As the Healthcare Support Worker you will:
- Provide personal care for our patients, including washing, dressing, toileting and assisting with mobilising and feeding
- Assist registered members of staff to deliver a high standard of care to patients in the ward/clinical area demonstrating compassion, kindness, and sensitivity.
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to put patients at the heart of what you do and recognising different needs by encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork.
- Work as part of the team, under the supervision of trained nurses, assisting with delivery of planned health care, to meet physical, psychological, and social needs of the patients.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Shows pride in the quality of care they provide for patients and learning from successes and setbacks
- Evidence commitment to the Oxford University Hospitals vision and values
Main duties of the jobAs the Healthcare Support Worker you will:
- Provide personal care for our patients, including washing, dressing, toileting and assisting with mobilising and feeding
- Assist registered members of staff to deliver a high standard of care to patients in the ward/clinical area demonstrating compassion, kindness, and sensitivity.
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to put patients at the heart of what you do and recognising different needs by encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork.
- Work as part of the team, under the supervision of trained nurses, assisting with delivery of planned health care, to meet physical, psychological, and social needs of the patients.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Shows pride in the quality of care they provide for patients and learning from successes and setbacks
- Evidence commitment to the Oxford University Hospitals vision and values
About usOxford 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
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.
Job responsibilitiesAs a member of the nursing team in an enhanced role you will support and closely work with registered nurses to deliver a high standard of care to patients in a caring and safe environment. To work as part of the wider ward team in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area. To maintain the dignity and privacy of all patients and respect their right to confidentiality. To complete and maintain on an ongoing basis a generic and specific portfolio of clinical competencies. completion of a Care Certificate is required. n level of responsibility and accountability in relation to registered staff. Understand own level of responsibility, scope of practice and accountability in relation to registered staff. All policies must also be adhered to at all times.
Job overview for Band 2-3:
As a member of the nursing team you will support registered nurses to deliver a high standard of care to patients in a caring and safe environment. Once trained complete patient observations including Temperature, Pulse, Respiration Rate, Blood Pressure, Weight. Undertake additional training to be able to undertake phlebotomy and ECG procedures.
Person SpecificationEssentialDesirableDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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