Job overview

Are you looking for a job in Healthcare? Do you want to make a difference?

We are looking for caring and committed individual to join our healthcare assistant team supporting the team at Abingdon Community Hospital, Abbey Ward.

The role will be 37.5 hours per week and shifts will cover 7 days per week including early, late and nights.

Full training and support available and will be provided.

Please note : Due to the nature of these interviews they will be conducted in an onsite capacity only.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be instrumental in assisting the teams to meet the changing needs of the patients, provide personal care, assist in individual patient monitoring and be a patient advocate.

Your commitment to providing excellent care at the place of the individual patient or ward need will demonstrate your patient focused approach.

Working across wards in a range of shifts, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, will develop your skills and knowledge in a variety of patient specialities and ensure that the role is very rewarding.

We are looking for individuals who show warmth and support to our patients and their families; helping to promote independence, dignity and positively enhancing the lives of individuals in our care.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible .

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive : Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team

Our values are : Caring, safe and excellent

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include :

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is a 20-bed inpatient unit based at Abingdon Community Hospital.

We provide a short period of inpatient rehabilitation for people who have had a stroke, are registered with an Oxfordshire GP and are not able to be discharged directly home from hospital.

Our learning and development opportunities :

If you want to grow and develop your knowledge and skills and achieve a recognised qualification in nursing, we will support you to discover what is best for you and your future career plan.

We can support you to achieve nationally recognised vocational qualifications, most of which are supported by the apprenticeship route.

Our apprenticeships are available in a variety of subjects from :

• Senior Health Care Support Worker
• Nursing Associate
• Assistant Practitioner
• Nursing degree

The development of our workforce is key to delivering caring, safe and excellent services to our patients. Our Trust is committed to offering development and learning opportunities for all employees.

No matter where you start with the Trust, you will have access to extra training and be given the opportunity to progress within the organisation.

Our teams :

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our housekeepers and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their families.

This role works on a 7 day rota of early, late and night sifts including weekend and Bank Holidays. Enhanced hourly rates will be paid.

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.

Please note that mileage will be paid should you be required to travel between community hospital bases.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good level of numeracy and literacy skills willingness to undertake assessment.
• Core IT skills

Desirable criteria

NVQ Level 3 in Health Care

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm to work with people and promote a therapeutic environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working in a clinical / rehabilitation or equivalent setting
• Under the direction of the registered nurse able to carry out planned components of care without close supervision
• All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
• Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.

Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.

• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential.

All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values safe, caring and excellent.

• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site.

The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Last updated : 2024-05-23