Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke/General Rehabiliation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - shift pattern
- Job ref
- 393-NMUH-1501
- Employer
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Michael's Hospital Site
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £27,129 - £28,649 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
Job overview
The post holder will have the responsibility to carry out nursing care to patients admitted to the Magnolia Unit under the direction of a Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
Take responsibility for own competency for the delivery of patient care and work within agreed competencies to provide care to patients.
Use a degree of initiative while working within the parameters of the Unit’s policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
- To work within agreed competencies to provide care to patients, e.g., personal care, oral hygiene, toileting, nutrition, and hydration.
- Use appropriate manual handling techniques and equipment when assisting patients with transfers, mobility, and positioning.
- Assist with the management of patient continence, bowel and bladder care while maintaining patient privacy and dignity.
- Perform nursing procedures under the direction of a trained nurse, including undertaking protective dressings, blood sugar monitoring and routine observations, i.e., urine testing, monitoring temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation monitoring and blood pressure and report abnormal findings in line with local guidelines.
- Take routine blood samples from patients on the unit as required within competency framework.
- Ensure patients receive appropriate and adequate nutrition and hydration. Be involved in the documentation, monitoring and assistance at mealtimes and provide feedback to trained staff.
Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work within agreed competencies to provide care to patients, e.g., personal care, oral hygiene, toileting, nutrition, and hydration.
- Use appropriate manual handling techniques and equipment when assisting patients with transfers, mobility, and positioning.
- Assist with the management of patient continence, bowel and bladder care while maintaining patient privacy and dignity.
- Perform nursing procedures under the direction of a trained nurse, including undertaking protective dressings, blood sugar monitoring and routine observations, i.e., urine testing, monitoring temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation monitoring and blood pressure and report abnormal findings in line with local guidelines.
- Take routine blood samples from patients on the unit as required within competency framework.
- Ensure patients receive appropriate and adequate nutrition and hydration. Be involved in the documentation, monitoring and assistance at mealtimes and provide feedback to trained staff
- Escort patients on home visits, hospital appointments or other visits as required, ensuring safety of patient, and providing feedback to nursing staff on return to unit.
- Participate in specified rehabilitation exercises as planned by a trained professional and ensure ongoing assistance to patients in achieving agreed goals.
- Participate in and encourage patient social engagement including social activities i.e., reminiscence groups / OT workshops / laundry/mealtime group/music appreciation.
- Prepare bed spaces in preparation for admissions and following discharges in line with local guidelines, adhering to IPC procedures.
- Be responsive and supportive to the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual well being of each individual within the unit, positively contributing to team working.
- Recognise situations that may be detrimental to health and safety and act within the health and safety guidelines of the unit.
- Safeguard the welfare and safety of patients, staff, and visitors to Magnolia Unit
- Take accountability for actions on the basis that adequate training and supervision has been given.
- Awareness of role limitations and perform duties appropriate to role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Literacy and numeracy skills
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent care certificate level of experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults within a health care environment NHS or private sector
- Has understanding of the different values, cultures and beliefs patients may present with and be able to respect this adapting care delivery accordingly
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Clinical competency – wound care/invasive devices i.e., catheter, PEG care
- Use assistive aids and equipment for care provision.
Desirable criteria
- Phlebotomy skills, ECG, use of bladder scanner.
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Smilee Dela pena
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02045537701
- Additional information
Kavita Shastri
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