Stock Assistant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 2 Stock Assistant

The Emergency Department at The John Radcliffe Hospital currently has a vacancy for a Stock Assistant.

We are a friendly team who take pride in the quality of the care we provide in a fast-paced and demanding environment. We know the values of providing excellent care to the most vulnerable patients, at times of high stress for them and their families.

This role supports our busy nursing and housekeeping team with the maintenance and stocking of the department. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and be proactive. We are looking to recruit individuals who are willing to learn, can use their initiative and have the ability to work unsupervised.

This is a flexible role which will incorporate Early and Late shifts including some weekend work.

Main duties of the job

To work as a team member assisting the qualified staff in the provision of a high standard of environment, stocking and equipment preparation.
To enable the team to deliver an efficient and effective level of service to all patients.
To facilitate the safe and timely treatment of patients to support efficient departmental processes by cleaning, stocking and tidying the whole department.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 - theJohn Radcliffe Hospital,Churchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centrein Headington and theHorton General Hospitalin 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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Date posted

06 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

321-MRC-5837119-B2-PUB

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like an informal visit before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like an informal visit before applying.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Understanding of appropriate health and safety legislation
Understanding of equal opportunities

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
Willing to undertake further course relevant to the department and role

Desirable

English and Maths GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Able to perform tasks described in the Job Description
Good organisational skills
IT skills

Desirable

Previous healthcare experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other members of the team
Able to prioritise work/people
Enthusiasm to learn
Ability to cope under pressure
Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual
Self motivated
Good communicator
Literate/numerate
Able to communicate in both written and verbal English

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Understanding of appropriate health and safety legislation
Understanding of equal opportunities

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
Willing to undertake further course relevant to the department and role

Desirable

English and Maths GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Able to perform tasks described in the Job Description
Good organisational skills
IT skills

Desirable

Previous healthcare experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other members of the team
Able to prioritise work/people
Enthusiasm to learn
Ability to cope under pressure
Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual
Self motivated
Good communicator
Literate/numerate
Able to communicate in both written and verbal English

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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