Healthcare Support Worker

5 months ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Healthcare Support Worker (previously known as Nursing Assistant)

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We have multiple job opportunities available at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). This is a great time to join and be part of a team that is motivated and works together to deliver high-quality care to make a difference to the health and well-being of our patients.

We have full-time and part-time opportunities for both experienced and aspiring Health Care Support Workers (HCSW), to work in safe and supportive environments under the guidance of healthcare professionals. We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard-working individuals to join our teams across the Trust in our MRC (Medical Rehabilitation and Cardiac), SUWON (Surgery Women’s and Oncology) and NOTSSCAN (Neuroscience, Orthopaedic, Trauma, Specialist Surgery, Children's and Neonates

**We have jobs in the following areas**:
Medical & Surgical wards

Intensive Care Unit (Adult, Neurology, Cardiac)

Operating Theatres

Outpatients

If you have a particular interest, please add this to your supporting statement.

Please note that if you are successfully shortlisted you will be invited to a centralised assessment centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Full training is provided, no previous experience as a Nursing Assistant / Healthcare Support work is required.

**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

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.

Please refer to the full job and person specification for full details. The healthcare support worker will be expected to undertake the following duties under the supervision of a registered practitioner:
Patient Care
- Assist all patients with their personal care needs, empowering patients or families/carers and actively encouraging participation. This may involve maintaining hygiene needs for individuals such as helping patients to wash and dress themselves and assisting with toileting needs, maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
- Perform clinical observations (following appropriate assessment of proficiency and under the direction of a registered practitioner where agreed.) and accurately record using agreed electronic national early warning signals such as SEND and report and escalate any concerns appropriately by reporting to the registered practitioner immediately.
- Prepare patients, families/carers and the environment for clinical activities supporting patients and their families/carers and preparing specific equipment as necessary.
- Participate in the initial assessment of patients’ needs, under the direct supervision of a registered practitioner.
- Observe and report the patient’s condition to a registered practitioner as required.
- Monitor closely patients having undergone a clinical activity ensuring their safety and wellbeing and reporting to a registered practitioner as required.
- Assess and monitor the patient’s skin integrity and report and document immediately any changes or concerns in their condition.
- Assist patients to meet their food and fluid intake giving attention to special diets, supplements and cultural requirements

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