Paediatric Critical Care Senior Health Care Support Worker

The Senior Clinical Support Worker will work together with members of the Nursing team to:

• contribute to the smooth running of daily activity within the unit
• contribute to the implementation of a high standard and individualised patient care under the direction of a registered nurse by undertaking delegated activities
• communicate effectively with other members of the health care team, patients and relatives.
  
  Are you a passionate and motivated individual who wants to make a difference on our Paediatric Critical Care Unit caring for children aged 0-16yrs old?, Essential criteria
• Experience working within the NHS / Health care / Child Care setting with knowledge of issues related to health care.
• Completion of Care Certificate or commitment to completing.
Desirable criteria
• Knowledge and insight into specialist area., Able to prioritise workload and organise self to complete delegated tasks
• Shows initiative within role boundaries, self motivated and motivates others
• Awareness of importance of team work
• Communicates effectively with patients/relatives/carers and members of the MDT
• Ability to cope effectively under pressure, show resilience and working within team to manage complex/challenging situations, Demonstrates Literacy/Numeracy
• Essential IT capability
• Motivated to develop knowledge and skills/undertake self-development
  
  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.
The Trust comprises of 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., 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. 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., Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUH includes 17 co-located Level 2 and 3 critical care beds, delivering a wide range of specialist services to patients aged 0-16yrs from Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network (TVW PCC ODN). We are a leading Neurosurgical and Major Trauma Centre and have a vast number of medical and surgical specialities. The unit is undergoing an exciting period of estate and workforce development and investment, with a move into newly built unit within the next 5 years. SORT Retrieval Service OUH PCC Services include the SORT (Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) service, delivered in collaboration with Southampton across TVW PCC ODN. It is staffed by doctors, ACPs and nurses from both Oxford and Southampton, with Oxford providing a retrieval team 24/7., Sexual Safety Charter: In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.