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Job overview

The Healthcare Support Worker is a member of the direct care team who supports practitioners to meet patient needs. The Healthcare Support Worker (Healthcare Support Worker) is responsible for providing care and therapy to patients as delegated by the Registered Nurse and directed by the appropriate team leader.

A Healthcare Support Worker will be expected to undertake a range of duties with direct supervision and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a Registered Nurse.

The Healthcare Support Worker will be competent to provide compassionate care to agreed quality standards. Healthcare Support Worker roles will continue to develop through the development of further skills, knowledge and competencies that will be determined within the clinical teams through assessment.

Main duties of the job

·         Practice safe standards or care to patients following UHBW guidelines and policies and within the scope of the Healthcare Support Worker role.

·         Participate in patient assessment (with supervision) to deliver high standards of care.

·         Practice area specific competencies as identified by clinical area.

·         Under supervision follow individual patient care plans, and report any changes immediately to the Registered Nurse

·         Work effectively as part of a team.

·         Actively promote self-care and independence to enable timely discharge.

·         Help individuals to maintain mobility and rehabilitation goals.

·         Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and members of the Multidisciplinary team regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a range of appropriate communication skills.

·         Maintain clear, concise patient records and documentation adhering to national standards and Trust policies and procedures.

·         Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.

·         Provide information to other members of the Multi-disciplinary team on the care provided.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.