About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has risen to join our busy and friendly team in the Endoscopy Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. We are looking for a team player to the join the decontamination team and can help us to provide compassionate and high quality care to our patients by supporting the team with the decontamination of our Endoscopes.
Following the National infection Control Standards of the decontamination including the processes for tracking and tracing of Endoscopes. To help maintain the variety of endoscopes, following the departmental procedures and standards.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has risen to join our busy and friendly team in the Endoscopy Unitat the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. We are looking for a team player to the join thedecontaminationteam and can help us to provide compassionate and high quality care to our patientsbysupporting the team with the decontamination of our Endoscopes.
Full in house training will be given for the right applicant
About us
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.
In 2023NHS 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clean, decontaminate and maintain a variety of endoscopes, following departmental protocols, to agreed standards.
Maintain accurate, legible and legally sound records of care and assessment provided to patients.
Communicate information effectively to nurses, patients / carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
To maintain the dignity and privacy of all patients and respect their right to confidentiality
Person Specification
General education to age 16 years
Essential
- General education to age 16 years
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
- experience in health care setting
- experience in working within a team
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Endoscopy Department, John Radcliffe Hospital
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)