Job summary
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - George Earle Ward
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
George Earle Ward is an acute unit specialising in the care of stroke patients, are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers to come and join our team on a permanent contract working either full or part time hours per week.
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focused on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
You will be a vital member of the team, assessing and caring for a person while finding out about them and encouraging the individual to feel relaxed and safe in a busy environment. Mandatory Training and auto-enrolment onto our care certificate program will be provided.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to the team.
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Main duties of the job
We work to provide safe, high quality care in a timely manner and according to Trust values, standards, policies and procedures.
You will:
- Work as a member of the team
- Communicate appropriately with a wide range of people including staff, patients and visitors
- Answer the telephone, take messages and refer to the Staff Nurse for instructions
- Take part as requested in ward/unit meetings, encouraging effective communications between other staff
- Follow the individual plan of care for each patient when undertaking the following:
- Bed making
- Assist patients with personal hygiene including care of hair, nails, oral hygiene and shaving
- Assist with treatment and prevention of pressure areas and continence management for all patients
- Assist patients with elimination requirements, including catheter care
- Assist patients to rehabilitate, working with allied health professionals
- Assist with preparation and serving of meals
- Feed patients, encouraging patients to drink and replenishing water jugs when necessary, maintain fluid balance charts as required
- Checking of controlled drugs with Registered Nurse as required
- Complete other tasks subject to training and competence e.g. ECG, venepuncture, catheterisation
- Monitor and accurately record vital signs on time
For detailed role responsibilities please see the combined job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
Why work with us - We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. Working to provide safe, high quality care in a timely manner and according to Trust values, standards, policies and procedures.
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay. Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Childcare at our day nursery
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Staff Discounts
- Career development and training opportunities
- Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Recognising and responding to situations within the work area and report to the nurse in charge
- Assisting with the undertaking and implementation of risk assessments
- Undertake direct patient care, in support of, and under the delegation of the Registered Nurse, and document care given as required
- Assist in the reception and admission of patients
Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Proven relevant and recent experience gained within the care sector
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 (or equivalent) in Healthcare
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- To demonstrate experience in a caring environment in or outside of the workplace
- Understands the concept of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care
- Ability to work in different environments according to the availability of work and the needs of the organisation
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Previous knowledge of hospital computer systems
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neo Edoc
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 6555045
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