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Job summary

Main area
Palliative Care
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
321-SW1-6385661-B3
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sobell House Hospice
Town
Headington
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 23:59

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Sobell House Hospice

Band 3

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

Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker 

Sobell House Hospice (Inpatient Unit), Churchill Hospital, Oxford

Are you an experienced Healthcare Support Worker looking for opportunities to progress? 

Are you keen to learn more about palliative care and develop your skills?

Do you want to work in a rewarding setting?

If the answer is yes then read on!

Main duties of the job

 

We are recruiting  Healthcare Support Workers to join our inpatient nursing team delivering excellent palliative care at Sobell House Hospice. 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. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and professional approach to the delivery of care, ensuring the best patient and family experience. Candidates should be excellent team players with the ability to use their own initiative and judgement to resolve issues. They should also have a tactful, sensitive manner, work well under pressure, with a flexible approach and a willingness to suggest ideas for improvements. Previous Healthcare Support Workers 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.

The successful candidate can look forward to working in a professional supportive environment with a team that is passionate about delivering excellent palliative care to patients and support for their families. 

For further details please contact:

Ward Manager: Adam Cole ([email protected])

 

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. Find out more here  www.ouh.nhs.uk

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full overview of the role and person specification, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Patient Care
• Undertake a range of delegated and specific clinical skills for patients that demonstrate an enhanced level of competency /technical expertise documented in the plan of care (see specific clinical skills).
• Prepare patients, families/carers and the environment for clinical activities supporting and reassuring patients and their families/carers and preparing specific equipment as necessary.
• Monitor closely patients having undergone a clinical activity ensuring their safety, comfort and well being.
• To assist all patients of all genders with their personal care needs, empowering patients, and/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 asses and monitor the patient’s skin integrity and to report and document immediately any changes or concerns in their condition.
• To demonstrate clinical competence in order to undertake minor dressings and treatment and as specified in the plan of care and in consultation with the registered practitioner.
• To actively encourage all patients, families/carers to share the responsibility for maintenance of their health and to promote healthy living where appropriate and identified as part of the care plan.
• Assist patients to mobilise safely taking account of developmental/physical needs, using equipment
and techniques as prescribed and recorded in plan of care and contribute to the falls and moving and handling risk assessment.
• 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.
• Recognise when a patient’s condition changes and seek advice and expertise from registered practitioners in accordance with Trust policy.
• Contribute to, understand and report identified patient risk assessments, e.g. nutritional assessment scores, slips, trips and falls assessment, e.g. Humpty Dumpty, use of medical devices as appropriate in line with Trust policy.
• To perform clinical observations (following appropriate assessment of competence) accurately recording using agreed electronic National Early Warning Systems such as SEND and report and escalate any concerns appropriately by reporting to the registered practitioner immediately.
• Participate in the initial assessment of patient needs under the direct supervision of a registered practitioner.
• To assist patients to meet their food and fluid intake giving attention to special diets, supplements, enteral feeding and cultural requirements and to recognise and understand the importance of adequate nutrition and hydration. In order to avoid malnutrition ensure an age appropriate nutritional assessment is undertaken for example, STRONG/MUST. All food, nutritional supplements and fluid intake should be recorded accurately as required.
• Seek support for self and others following an untoward incident.
• Report and raise concerns in relation to poor practice, attitude and behaviour of any health care professional through appropriate channels.
• Undertake patient transfer and escort duties between departments as appropriate and as per policy. 

Person specification

Education, training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of level 2 Apprenticeship or Diploma in Health related subject
  • Evidence of the Care Certificate or commitment to achieve on joining Trust. Understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England.

Clinical Practice

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of the NHS and/or healthcare
  • Up to date knowledge and insight into specialist area.

Values and Behaviour

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of commitment to the Oxford University Hospitals' vision and values.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Embracing Equality Diversity InclusionDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Adam Cole
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865 225873
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