Nursing Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Band 2 Nursing Assistants, Haematology Ward

Churchill Hospital, Oxford

Do you enjoy helping and caring for people? Are you looking for a role with opportunities for progression? Do you want a rewarding job that makes a real difference?

If the answer is yes then read on

We are recruiting Nursing Assistants for our Haematology ward where we care for people with cancers and blood disorders.

For further details please contact:

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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.

Job Description - Band 2 (Clinical Core)

To complete and maintain on an ongoing basis a generic core and specific portfolio of clinical competencies and/or Care Certificate as required.

To be motivated 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.

All new in role, Nursing Assistants, Theatre Support Workers, Maternity Support Workers and Assistant Practitioners will be expected to achieve the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment if they have not already done so through previous employment.

The Care Certificate

consists of 15 standards that set out explicit learning outcomes, competences and standards of behaviour that are expected of a Nursing Assistant.

The Oxford University Hospitals Support
Worker Academy team deliver an enhanced and extended induction programme, this to facilitate the training and education required to maintain quality assurance, support and guidance to ensure
timely completion and compliance.
To undertake the following duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse:
Patient Care

To assist all patients with their personal care needs, empowering patients or families/carers and actively encouraging participation. This may involve maintaining hygiene needs for individuals such as helping patients to wash and dress themselves and assisting with toileting needs, maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
To perform clinical observations (following appropriate assessment of competence and under the direction of a registered practitioner where agreed.) accurately record using agreed electronic National

Early Warning Signals such as SEND and report and escalate any concerns appropriately by reporting to the registered practitioner immediately.

Prepare patients, families/carers and the environment for clinical activities supporting patients and their families/carers and preparing specific equipment as necessary.
Participate in the initial assessment of patients' needs, under the direct supervision of a registered practitioner.
Observe and report the patient's condition to a registered practitioner as required.
Monitor closely patients having undergone a clinical activity ensuring their safety and well being and reporting to a registered practitioner as required.
To assess and monitor the patients skin integrity and to report and document immediately any changes or concerns in their condition.
To assist patients to meet their food and fluid intake giving attention to special diets, supplements and cultural requirements. In order to avoid malnutrition, ensure an age appropriate nutritional assessment

is undertaken (e.g. MUST or STRONG) All food, nutritional supplements and fluid intake to be recorded accurately as required.

To actively encourage all patients, families/carers to share to share the responsibility for the maintenance of their health and to promote healthy living where appropriate and identified as part of the care plan.
T assist patients to mobilise safely, taking account of development/physical needs using equipment and techniques as prescribed and recorded in the plan of care and contribute to the falls and moving and handling risk assessment. Undertake patient transfer and escort duties between departments as appropriate and as per policy.
Recognise when a patient's condition changes and seek advice and expertise from registered practitioners in accordance with Trust policy.
To assist in the care of a patient requiring end of life care in accordance within their spiritual and cultural needs.
Assist as appropriate in the support of families/carers of patients receiving end of life care.
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