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Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email:nursing.careers@ouh.nhs.uk .
Domestic,catering,porteringandmaintenance engineerservices at some of our hospitals are provided by our PFI partners. For these jobs, please seevacancies with our PFI partners .
Fraudulent recruiters have been using social media platforms to dupe potential job seekers into divulging personal and financial information.
Sophisticated frauds, involving grooming of targeted individuals, shows the fake recruiter asking the unsuspecting job seeker to take part in a fake job interview, either over the phone or via WhatsApp, and also sending fraudulent follow-up correspondence offering job positions.
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All meetings and interviews will be scheduled on Microsoft Teams from a verified OUH email account.
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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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto 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 visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
The Discharge Lounge is a fast paced and dynamic department at the John Radcliffe Hospital, caring for patients from a wide variety of wards, continuing the patient pathway between inpatient area and discharge destination.
Nursing and Midwifery at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a rich tradition of developing nursing and midwifery practice and of delivering excellence in patient care. Whilst proud of our heritage, our focus is the future and central to our vision is providing evidence-based individualised care to the people we support.
Nursing and Midwifery at Oxford is an exciting and dynamic place to be a clinician, researcher, educator and leader but is only as innovative as the people in our amazing teams. Whilst providing evidence-based individualised care is core to everything we do, we are also deeply committed to caring for and developing each through staff being encouraged to undertake further study within their speciality area.
Our aim is to be the best at what we do through our research and innovation initiatives and partnerships; rather than just say we're the best, be able to prove it! The Trust is a founding member of The Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR)
Main duties of the job
To undertake routine care for patients of all genders and to assist them with their personal care needs. (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 assess and monitor the patients skin integrity and to report and document immediately any changes or concerns in their condition.
To perform (following appropriate assessment of competence) accurately recording using agreed electronic National Early Warning Signals such as SEND and report and escalate any concerns appropriately by reporting to the registered nurse immediately.
To assist patients to meet their food and fluid intake giving attention to special diets, supplements and cultural requirements. To contribute to the patient’s malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) risk assessment.
To actively encourage all patients to share the responsibility for the maintenance of their health and to promote healthy living.
Assist the ward team to serve meals and drinks to patients as required.
Assist patients to mobilise safely, using equipment and techniques as prescribed and recorded in plan of care.
To participate in handover process to ensure continuity of care and to accurately feedback to a registered practitioner, the care given to patients during the shift and of any changes in the patient’s condition.
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 OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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
To undertake routine care for patients of all genders and to assist them with their personal care needs. (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 assess and monitor the patients skin integrity and to report and document immediately any changes or concerns in their condition.
To perform (following appropriate assessment of competence) accurately recording using agreed electronic National Early Warning Signanls such as SEND and report and escalate any concerns appropriately by reporting to the registered nurse immedicately.
To assist patients to meet their food and fluid intake giving attention to special diets, supplements and cultural requirements. All food and fluid intake to be recorded accurately. To contribute to the patient’s malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) risk assessment.
To actively encourage all patients to share the responsibility for the maintenance of their health and to promote healthy living.
Assist the ward team to serve meals and drinks to patients as required.
Assist patients to mobilise safely, using equipment and techniques as prescribed and recorded in plan of care.
To participate in handover process to ensure continuity of care and to accurately feedback to a registered practitioner, the care given to patients during the shift and of any changes in the patient’s condition.
Person specification
Application form and Interview
* Application and Interview
* Application and Interview
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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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.
Domestic / catering / porteringservices at theJohn Radcliffe Hospitalare provided byMitie.
Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineerservices at theChurchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centreare provided byG4S.
Maintenance engineer services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Equans.
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