Job summary
- Main area
- Neuro Intensive Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 321-NOTSS-5876378-B2-PUB
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Neuro Intensive Care, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £22,383 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Critical Care Nursing Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
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 of 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.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
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Are you a motivated person passionate about patient care? Are you interested in working in an exciting and dynamic environment? We are looking to recruit a motivated person to become part of our dynamic multidisciplinary team, contributing to the effective quality care of our patients and their families in a busy Neuro Trauma Critical Care Unit. We are a dynamic team of nursing and support staff, who are proud to deliver high quality care to our patients within the OUH NHS Foundation Trust. The Neuroscience Critical Care Unit is a busy Multi-Trauma Critical Care Centre located in a purpose built facility at the John Radcliffe Hospital. We are a friendly forward thinking team with a strong commitment to professional development. We know the importance of providing exceptional patient care in such a fast-paced, vibrant environment. We are looking to recruit motivated staff with a desire to develop a career within the critical care environment. We are dedicated in the provision of ongoing support and professional development. You will assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of planned health care to Level 2 and 3 patients maintaining patient privacy and dignity. You will ensure that the unit is well maintained, stocked and tidy while adhering to health and safety policies. If you are a hardworking, reliable and flexible person please apply. Previous experience would be an advantage but not essential. |
Main duties of the job
OVERALL OBJECTIVES:
- To contribute to the efficient running of the clinical area
- To assist qualified members of the department with the delivery of planned healthcare
- To complete unit competencies to enable one to perform within the role
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Efficient Running of the Unit
- Maintain an environment which is clean, tidy and well stocked, including bed spaces, sluices and clinical areas
- Check, clean and stock equipment in use within the clinical area
- Strip, clean and reassemble necessary equipment within the clinical area
- Collect, deliver and restock necessary supplies for the clinical area+
Assist in the Delivery of Effective Health Care
- Assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care
- Under direct supervision assist with turning and moving patients
- Under direct supervision assist with patient hygiene
- Under direct supervision assist with feeding patients
- Following completion of competencies, undertake specific clinical interventions
- On completion of advance skills training and competencies, set up specific pieces of equipment used in the Intensive Care Unit
Working for our organisation
The Neuroscience Critical Care Unit is a busy Multi-Trauma Critical Care Centre located in a purpose built facility at the John Radcliffe Hospital. We are a friendly forward thinking team with a strong commitment to professional development. We know the importance of providing exceptional patient care in such a fast-paced, vibrant environment. We are looking to recruit motivated staff with a desire to develop a career within the critical care environment. We are dedicated in the provision of ongoing support and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Efficient Running of the Unit
- Maintain an environment which is clean, tidy and well stocked, including bed spaces, sluices and clinical areas
- Check, clean and stock equipment in use within the clinical area
- Strip, clean and reassemble necessary equipment within the clinical area
- Collect, deliver and restock necessary supplies for the clinical area+
- Assist in the Delivery of Effective Health Care
- Assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care
- Under direct supervision assist with turning and moving patients
- Under direct supervision assist with patient hygiene
- Under direct supervision assist with feeding patients
- Following completion of competencies, undertake specific clinical interventions
- On completion of advance skills training and competencies, set up specific pieces of equipment used in the Intensive Care Unit
Health and Safety
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- Contribute and assist with all measures that will ensure safety and security of the environment at work for patients, visitors and staff
- Undertake annual statutory and mandatory training, including those pertinent to the unit, for example Major Incident Procedures
Personal Responsibilities
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- To attend work promptly, wearing the correct uniform in accordance with the Trust Uniform Policy
- To be aware of and take responsibility for self-restoring, annual leave, notifying staff of sickness and absence, in accordance with the unit policies
- Promote people’s equality and support their rights, choices and personal beliefs
- To work within one’s own limitations and be confident in communicating these limitations to the staff on the unit
- To work effectively as part of the team, maintaining a good working atmosphere with staff within the unit, supporting new starters
- Able to work independently, prioritising workload and work in a manner that is adaptable and flexible in this environment, which has ever changing demands
- To take responsibility for one’s own development, seeking opportunities to learn, showing motivation and enthusiasm for new learning opportunities
- Be proactive in the appraisal process, negotiating developing opportunities within the unit
- To communicate effectively with all the staff, visitors and patients via the telephone and in person in a manner that is respectful, helpful and appropriate, maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Promote equal opportunities for staff and patients to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on grounds of sex, race, marital status, religion, colour, creed, nationality, ethnic or national origin or sexual orientation
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Good standard of written and spoken English
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Qualification
not added
Essential criteria
- Rejected
- interview Reserve
- Interview
Essential
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a commitment to further learning and personal development.
- Demonstrates the ability and willingness to undertake the unit competency programme to enable them to undertake the role effectively.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a support worker in a hospital environment.
- Supportive of staff, patients and relatives.
- Maturity to deal with potentially distressing circumstances.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mary Sunderland
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 231398
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