Job overview
Whether you are an experienced Health Care Assistant looking for a new challenge or looking to develop your community career - this role is for you!
We would be delighted to offer the opportunity to join our innovative, dedicated, and supportive team delivering outstanding care within the South East district nursing teams. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with our colleagues across the South locality to provide a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to care delivery.
This opportunity is available to Health Care Assistants who are ready to take the next step into developing their own community career.
The post requires locality wide accessibility at times covering other bases within the area and therefore the ability to travel between sites is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will support the nursing team to deliver outstanding care, showing support to our patients and their families; helping to promote independence, dignity and positively enhancing the lives of the patients in our care.
We welcome applications from experienced Healthcare Assistants wishing to change to community nursing or for individuals who are looking for a new and rewarding career opportunity. Community experience or evidence of working in a care setting is desirable.
Working for our organisation
As a team member you will receive on-going support with an excellent development programme to help you reach your full potential. We can also provide opportunities for you to progress in your career with Apprenticeships and Nursing Associate Training available.
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 within people’s homes.
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:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.
An NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social care or National Care Certificate is required for this post. If this qualification is not held, successful candidates must be willing to commence this within 6 months of starting in post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. Level 3 Diploma in health and social care
Desirable criteria
13. NVQ units specifically related to clinical procedures and observations.
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Previous experience as care worker or formal carer with adults
Desirable criteria
15. Previous DN team experience
Expertise/competence
Essential criteria
16. Confident working alone
17. Able to prioritise work
18. Good written and verbal communication skills
19. Holistic approach to care.
20. Good time management skills.
Desirable criteria
21. Wound care knowledge
22. Competence in clinical procedures and observations
We’re advocates of flexible working, offering in many roles a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
23. All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
24. 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.
25. We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
26. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
30. 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