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

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Healthcare Support Workers to join our teams at the Horton Hospital. Full training is provided and no prior experience is required. You will support nurses in delivering high-quality care, assist with personal care and daily activities, and help maintain a safe ward environment.

The role emphasizes compassionate care, teamwork and patient-centered service, with opportunities to work in a supportive, learning-focused NHS environment.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required for Healthcare Support Worker.
• Ability to deliver personal care with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate compassion, kindness and sensitivity in patient interactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including washing, dressing, toileting and assisting with mobilising and feeding.
• Assist registered staff to deliver high standards of care in ward/clinical areas.
• Work as part of the team under supervision of trained nurses to meet patients' physical, psychological and social needs.
• Maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Skills

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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
  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.
  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 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.