Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 November 2024

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant to join our expanding team!

Wytham ward is a brand new elective surgical department based at the Churchill Hospital, covering three clinical specialties: Colorectal, Breast and Gynae-Oncology. This broad spectrum of patients provides you with the opportunity to build a wide range of skills and knowledge upon which to construct your health career, whilst working within a nationally recognised centre for management of complex colorectal diseases.

We are a diverse and motivated team seeking enthusiastic personalities and motivated new colleagues. As a senior nursing assistant, you will be expected to lead the nursing support team, training new starters and apprentices, supporting colleagues through their care certificate, and driving forward change and maintenance of ward standards.

Please feel free to come and visit the ward and look around by appointment.

Please contact the ward sister, Kathryn Paton, to arrange an informal visit on Tel 01865 235356.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include caring for medical and surgical patients, helping them with their daily personal care needs, manual handling, and monitoring their clinical condition, working in close link with our registered nurses to ensure the delivery of top level care.

Benefitting from excellent staffing ratios, we are able to offer an extremely supportive environment, and I am passionate about building a strong team, with a focus upon your individual professional development and educational needs.

We utilise a self-rostering system to plan our shift patterns, giving you the flexibility and freedom to manage your own work-life balance!

In our recent Friends and Family survey, 100% of our patients reported that they would recommend our department; come and work with us as we deliver excellent care to our vulnerable and complex 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.

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.

Date posted

11 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-SW2-6589647-B3

Job locations

Churchill Hospital

Old Rd, Headington,

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the team in this enhanced role support and work closely with registered practitioners to deliver a high standard of care to patients, families and their carers in a safe and supportive environment without the need for direct supervision.

To work as part of the wider team in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area or department. This will be undertaken whilst maintaining 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 and/or Care Certificate as required.

To be motivated in order to review progress with Manager at regular intervals through the appraisal process. Understand own level of responsibility, scope of practice and accountability and at all times act within own capabilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To complete and maintain on an ongoing basis a generic and specific portfolio of clinical competencies and/or Care Certificate as required.

Person Specification

Education, training and qualifications

Essential

Evidence of level 2 Apprenticeship or Diploma in Health related subject.

Person Specification

Education, training and qualifications

Essential

Evidence of level 2 Apprenticeship or Diploma in Health related subject.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.