Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant on The Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU)!SEU is an emergency surgical department based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. We care for a wide variety of patients which will provide you with the opportunity to build a range of skills and knowledge upon which to construct your health career.We are a diverse and motivated team seeking enthusiastic personalities and motivated new colleagues. You will be working alongside our Registered Nurses, which gives you the opportunity to learn and understand different roles and duties within our multidisciplinary team. Our friendly team will support and help you to learn and adapt in your new ward environment. Main duties of the jobYour main duties will include caring for surgical patients, helping them with their daily personal care needs, manual handling, and monitoring their clinical condition. Also you will have the opportunity to gain and acquire new learning opportunities to improve your knowledge and skills.As a Senior Nursing Assistant, you will act as a role model to your junior colleagues. 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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.ukThe 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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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.Job description Job responsibilitiesAs a member of the team be able to prioritise and contribute to the delivery of high standards of care to patients, families and their carers in a safe and supportive environment under the direction of a registered practitioner. As part of the wider team assist in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area/department. To maintainthe dignity and privacy of all patients and their families and carers and respect their right to confidentiality.Job description Job responsibilitiesAs a member of the team be able to prioritise and contribute to the delivery of high standards of care to patients, families and their carers in a safe and supportive environment under the direction of a registered practitioner. As part of the wider team assist in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area/department. To maintainthe dignity and privacy of all patients and their families and carers and respect their right to confidentiality.Person Specification interview Essential 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. Desirable To demonstrate literacy and numeracy. Person Specification interview Essential 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. Desirable To demonstrate literacy and numeracy. Disclosure 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.Employer details Employer nameOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust AddressJohn Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way OxfordOX3 9DU Employer's website