17 Oct
Oxford University Hospitals
Oxford
Job description
Job overview
The Upper GI ward is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Nursing assistant to join our friendly team.
We are an Acute Upper GI / HPB ward with Beds and we are looking for motivated, hard working individuals who have an interest in surgical care.
Our Ward is very busy with a high acuity of patients. It is vital that this person is able to act in a professional manner and have excellent attention to detail in order to help maximise patient experience.
We are a supportive team and welcome the opportunity to develop those with existing skills and experience.
For this role it is essential to have the care certificate completed.
Please feel free to come and visit the ward and look around by appointment.
Please contact the ward sister, Abi Mansfield, to arrange an informal visit on Tel .
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
For more information on OUH please view
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.
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