Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting role working with patients experiencing mental health challenges?
We are looking for Health Care Assistants to join our team on the Sapphire Ward.
You should be someone who is highly motivated, thoughtful with excellent communication skills, enthusiastic about delivering high standards of care within a compassionate environment and can demonstrate a commitment to creative engagement with a diverse population of service users whilst working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Sapphire Ward provides a care environment for 20 male patients who require support in an acute phase of illness. Sapphire ward aims to provide the highest standard of care in a safe, caring and excellent way, ensuring that care provision is collaborative, holistic and individualised.
Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient numbers of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
1. Deliver high-quality, respectful, and professional care, promoting patient dignity and privacy.
2. Assist with daily living tasks (e.g., washing, dressing, meals) and ensure patients’ dietary needs are met.
3. Observe and report changes in patient conditions, complete clinical observations, and maintain accurate records.
4. Facilitate patient and staff orientation, communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and carers, and provide handovers.
5. Identify and manage risks, participate in emergency and aggression management, and assist in maintaining a clean ward environment.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
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:
6. Excellent opportunities for career progression
7. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
8. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
9. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
10. Competitive pension scheme
11. Lease car scheme
12. Cycle to work scheme
13. Employee Assistance Programme
14. Mental Health First Aiders
15. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
16. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role accurate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
17. A good command of English Language
18. Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
19. NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
20. Previous experience of working in a mental health setting
21. Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable criteria
22. Experience of working in a acute mental health setting.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
23. Good organisational skills
24. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
25. Able to work flexibly to the needs of the service
Desirable criteria
26. Full UK driving Licence
We’re advocates of flexible working, offering in many roles a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
34. 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