Job summary
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 anexperienced 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])
About us
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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job 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 enhancedlevel 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 reassuringpatients and their families/carers and preparing specific equipment as necessary. Monitor closely patients having undergone a clinical activity ensuring their safety, comfort and wellbeing. To assist all patients of all genders with their personal care needs, empowering patients, and/orfamilies/carers and actively encouraging participation. This may involve maintaining hygiene needsfor individuals such as helping patients to wash and dress themselves and assisting with toiletingneeds, maintaining privacy and dignity at all times. To asses and monitor the patients skin integrity and to report and document immediately anychanges or concerns in their condition. To demonstrate clinical competence in order to undertake minor dressings and treatment and asspecified 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 theirhealth 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 equipmentand techniques as prescribed and recorded in plan of care and contribute to the falls and moving andhandling risk assessment. Assist in the care of a patient requiring end of life care in accordance within their spiritual and culturalneeds. Assist as appropriate in the support of families/carers of patients receiving end of life care. Recognise when a patients condition changes and seek advice and expertise from registeredpractitioners 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 appropriatein line with Trust policy. To perform clinical observations (following appropriate assessment of competence) accuratelyrecording using agreed electronic National Early Warning Systems such as SEND and report andescalate any concerns appropriately by reporting to the registered practitioner immediately. Participate in the initial assessment of patient needs under the direct supervision of a registeredpractitioner. 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 ofadequate nutrition and hydration. In order to avoid malnutrition ensure an age appropriate nutritionalassessment is undertaken for example, STRONG/MUST. All food, nutritional supplements and fluidintake 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 careprofessional through appropriate channels. Undertake patient transfer and escort duties between departments as appropriate and as per policy.
Person Specification
Education, training
Essential
- 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
- Significant experience of the NHS and/or healthcare
- Up to date knowledge and insight into specialist area.
Values and Behaviour
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to the Oxford University Hospitals' vision and values.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sobell House Hospice
Churchill Hospital, Old Road
Headington
OX3 7LE