Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (LDs and nights rotation required (pattern of 3 shifts per week for 3 weeks and 1 week of 4 shifts))
- Job ref
- 388-6360293-ACS
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £22,383 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - Cromie Ward
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Why work with us - As a Healthcare Support Worker with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust on Cromie Ward, you will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary, professional team to assist the registered nurses and senior clinical staff in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
We are a fast-paced 25 bedded acute surgical ward caring for general surgical patients, gastroenterology and with a specialist in urology. This means our Healthcare Assistants have a fantastic opportunity to learn new clinical skills in a supportive environment with an enthusiastic team for developing staff.
Cromie Ward staff are a friendly group of hard working individuals, enthusiastic to provide excellent patient care. We actively support each other professionally and personally creating a friendly team atmosphere which we believe you will benefit from too while developing new skills.
Main duties of the job
- Observing, monitoring and recording of vital signs including, taking temperatures, pulse, respirations.
- Measuring weight and Height.
- Providing personal care to patients to meet personal hygiene.
- Supporting patients with nutrition, feeding and assisting with fluids.
- Supporting patients with comfort.
- Emptying catheter bags and recording output
Working for our organisation
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
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed 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.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real assed to Team Torbay and South Devon. #CareToJoinUsTSD
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Supporting the wider team during peak activity or during absences
- To ensure high standards of care in accordance with agreed policies and procedures
- To work with registered nurses and senior clinical staff to maintain a clean and safe environment for clients and staff
- To be aware of clients’ emotional, social and physical needs, reporting back to senior staff responsible for clients’ care
- Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care delivered to be evaluated and accurate records maintained
- Record in the relevant documentation the care that has been delivered contemporaneously
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Work collaboratively with registered / senior staff, other health professionals and hotel service staff to ensure clients’ holistic needs are met
- Update client IT systems in the absence of the ward / unit administrator where appropriate
- To liaise with ward / unit administrators regarding clients’ records for clinics / admissions / discharges
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 6 months experience gained within the last 3 years in the care Sector
- To demonstrate experience in a caring environment in or outside of the workplace
- Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 (or equivalent) in Healthcare
- Basic IT skills
- Previous knowledge of hospital computer systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- To be able to demonstrate a basic level of literacy and numeracy skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Michelle Thomas
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803654081
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