The Stoke Mandeville Renal Unit located at Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a Satellite Unit of the Oxford Kidney Unit. We are part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has come up and we are in need of a Health Care Support Worker to join our exiting team
Haemodialysis is a fast moving pressurised environment incorporating caring for a chronically sick out-patient population. Previous experience working as a Health Care Support Worker is desirable but not essential. However, candidates should enjoy working as part of a team and be motivated to learn new skills. In addition, you should be able to demonstrate basic patient assessment skills and have the ability to prioritise and organise your own work.
This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week.
Full training is provided, no previous experience as a Nursing Assistant / Healthcare Support work is required.
As the Healthcare Support Worker you will:
assist registered nurses the delivery of planned health care within the dialysis unit. The band 2 healthcare support worker will be under the direct supervision of a registered nurse in assisting the meeting the physical, psychological and social needs of the patients receiving haemodialysis treatment. They will follow a structured training programme under supervision of a mentor to complete demonstrate competence.
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 .
Please refer to the full job and person specification for full details.
As a member of the team the nursing assistant must be able to prioritise and contribute to the delivery of high standards of care to patients, families and their carers in a safe and supportive environment under the direction of a registered practitioner. As part of the wider team the nursing assistant will assist in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area/department maintaing the dignity and privacy of all patients and their families and carers and respect their right to confidentiality at all times.
