24 Oct
Oxford University Hospitals
Oxford
Job description
Job overview
Are you a Nursing Assistant looking for opportunities to progress your career?
Are you keen to learn more about oncology and develop your skills?
Would you enjoy working in a rewarding setting?
If the answer is yes then read on!
We are looking for a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join our nursing teams in oncology based at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
We’re looking for an experienced Healthcare Support Worker with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who is keen to learn and take on new clinical skills to work alongside our nursing teams.
You will have an enthusiastic, committed and professional approach to the delivery of care, ensuring the best patient experience.
You should be an excellent team player with the ability to use your own initiative and judgement to resolve issues. You will have a tactful and sensitive manner with the ability to work under pressure.
Previous Nursing Assistant experience and successful completion of the Care Certificate (or equivalent healthcare qualification) is essential , along with an ability to demonstrate compassion and a commitment to learning new skills.
Successful candidates can look forward to working in a professional environment with teams that are passionate about delivering outstanding care to patients and their families.
There are many opportunities for personal and professional development for candidates who shine and want to progress their career within the NHS.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the team in this enhanced role you will 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.
You will 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.
You will complete and maintain on an ongoing basis a generic and specific portfolio of clinical competencies and / or Care Certificate as required.
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.
Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the .