Healthcare Support Worker -B2-B3 Link grade Centralised - Banbury

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Healthcare Support Workers to join the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Full-time roles are available for both experienced and aspiring HCSWs, with training provided and progression from B2 to B3 on competency completion.

Opportunities are offered within a supportive environment under the guidance of registered nurses, with a centralised recruitment process for multiple roles across OUH.

Qualifications

• Full training provided; no prior Nursing Assistant experience required.
• Enthusiastic, compassionate and hardworking.
• Able to work under supervision of trained nurses to deliver care.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care for patients (washing, dressing, toileting, feeding).
• Assist staff to deliver high standard of care with compassion and sensitivity.
• Support patients' physical, psychological and social needs and ensure safety.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Skills

Compassionate

Teamwork

Enthusiastic

Hard-working

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Healthcare Support Worker (previously known as Nursing Assistant)

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We operate a centralised approach to our Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment. This means that as a candidate you only need to apply once but can be considered for multiple roles across our Trust.

Please note that this advert may close early depending on the volume of applications we receive.

We have multiple job opportunities available in the Horton Hospital 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 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 in the Horton Hospital.

This is a linked grade role with the opportunity to progress from B2 to B3 on completion of required competency framework

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Recruitment and Retention Lead Job title: Recruitment and Retention Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01295 229507

Contacts For Further Information

Sarah Manley -01295 229578

Adannaya Emeh-Chobbah - Medicine, Rehabilitation and Cardiac Division