RDU Healthcare Support Worker

Main duties will include taking blood pressure and other vital signs, urinalysis, stocking up and supporting the joint injection consultants with set up of clinics. You may also be required to take bloods and appropriate training will be provided as necessary., Doing daily safety checks alongside Nurses such as suction, oxygen, blood glucose meter control tests and resuscitation trolley checks. Cleaning of medical equipment and COWS/desktops daily and as required Daily restocking of the drug room, linen cupboard, and joint injection trolley. Emptying bins in infusion rooms every day as needed and disposal of dirty linens. Cleaning and restocking of glove and apron compartment as required Urinalysis and assisting patients to complete pre-infusion checklist as required. Capillary Blood Glucose test as indicated. Support Nurses with venepuncture and cannulation when required if competent.

We are looking for a motivated person to join the Rheumatology Day Unit Team to help support the patients having IV infusions and joint injections and other treatments.,

• Venepuncture skill
• Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
• Cannulation
• Experience in patient-facing role
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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. 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.