Senior Nursing Assistant Oxford
Job description
BAND 3 SENIOR NURSING ASSISTANT VACANCIES IN THE OXFORD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Do you have experience working with children and young people? Do you have a childcare qualification (NVQ level 3) or other healthcare experience? If so, we could have the perfect job for you. This role will involve caring for children on Tom's Ward with the support of a registered nurse and being responsible for some house-keeping duties. Training will be given to successful applicants who will be required to complete a set of competencies enabling them to undertake specific additional nursing care duties and responsibilities. Tom's Ward is an acute, surgical children's ward which accommodates up to 20 patients between the ages of 0-16years. Tom’s ward primarily cares for patients requiring emergency and elective surgery from a variety of specialities, offering a diverse experience and a fantastic opportunity for a newly appointed Senior Nursing Assistant. Full time post but part time would be considered- please contact below for more information or to organise an informal visit: [email protected] Tom's Ward Manager 01865 234140 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. Your main duties will include caring for patients, helping them with their daily personal care needs, manual handling, and monitoring their clinical condition. You will be jointly responsible for some house-keeping duties alongside the rest of the team. You will have the opportunity to gain and acquire new learning opportunities to improve your knowledge and skills. As a Senior Nursing Assistant, you will act as a role model to your junior colleagues.
