Patient Support Worker
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join the Home Hospice Care Team as a Patient Support Worker has arisen. The postholder will provide care to people who are either likely to die within the next 2 weeks and are at home or require short term crisis support at home.
*This position does not offer sponsorship*Main duties of the job
The Home Hospice Care Team (HHCT) is looking for Patient Support Workers to join our community based team.
The Home Hospice Care Team sits within the wider Oxfordshire Rapid Intervention for Palliative and End of Life Care project, as a separate team. The Home Hospice Care Team primarily provides care to people who are likely to die within the next 2 weeks and are at home. The team is also required to provide short term support to people who are in crisis.
The team operates 7 days a week from 7am-10pm and our staff work a mixture of early (7am-1.30pm) and late (3.30pm-10pm) shifts, including every other weekend. All staff have a set 4 week rota.
The team covers the whole of Oxfordshire, so it is essential that the post holder has a full UK driving licence and a reliable car available for work.The Home Hospice Care Team has the following two bases, Unipart Business House and Horton General Hospital. You will be assigned to the base closest to where you live, for mileage purposes but will be required to cover the whole of Oxfordshire.
If this is the job for you, please apply online now.
If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment and will only be invited to interview if you score over 70%.
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. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk
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 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.
Details
Date posted
05 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
321-MRC-6199216-B3-2
Job locations
Community
Community
Oxford / Banbury
OX4 2PG
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community
Community
Oxford / Banbury
OX4 2PG
Employer's website
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