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Main area General Surgery Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent: Full time including long days, nights and weekends Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, nights and weekends) Job ref 321-SW2-7047737-B3
Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxford Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/03/2025 23:59
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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant on The Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU)!
SEU is an emergency surgical department based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. We care for a wide variety of patients which will provide you with the opportunity to build a range of skills and knowledge upon which to construct your health career.
We are a diverse and motivated team seeking enthusiastic personalities and motivated new colleagues. You will be working alongside our Registered Nurses, which gives you the opportunity to learn and understand different roles and duties within our multidisciplinary team. Our friendly team will support and help you to learn and adapt in your new ward environment.
Main duties of the job
Your main duties will include caring for surgical patients, helping them with their daily personal care needs, manual handling, and monitoring their clinical condition. Also, 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.
Person specification
* Able to demonstrate the ability to put patients at the heart of what you do and recognising different needs by encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork.
* To demonstrate literacy and numeracy.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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