Pre-operative Assessment Health Care Assistant

Job summary

The post holder will be expected to undertake, clinical investigations including Phlebotomy, ECG and some patient health screening, as well providing administrative support in Preoperative assessment as required. Weare looking for an individual who is committed to providing quality care, highly motivated to learn and develop further and want to be a part of a dedicated team. You must have excellent interpersonal skills and strong patient focus.

Flexibility in working Location /Days worked each week is essential to this role. .

Excellent spoken & written English required.

Computer literacy is essential as will be required to use Electronic Patient Record, request blood tests, draft simple letters and order stock for the department via the Oracle ordering system

Main duties of the job

Clinical

In collaboration with a registered practitioner, is able to assess the patient's needs and understand knowledge that underpins this assessment.

To accurately feedback to a registered practitioner and highlight abnormal observations taken.

To demonstrate skills of time management and prioritisation of workload with support from a registered practitioner.

• Undertake basic patient assessment observations and investigations including: height, weight, blood pressure, ECG, MRSA screen, and phlebotomy.
• Undertake health screening questionnaires with patients and accurately document findings.
• Convey preoperative preparation information to patients who attend clinic in collaboration with a registered practitioner.
• Follow agreed protocols/algorithm to determine a patient's pathway in the assessment process.

Personal

• To demonstrate a personal and professional knowledge based evidence of learning.

• Work flexibly to suit the demands of the service to allow

cross site cover (John Radcliffe & Churchill)

• To be able to acknowledge limitations to competence and do not act outside these.

• To demonstrate commitment to learning and professional development.

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

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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