Job summary
Employer heading
Team Leader Enhanced Care Team
Band 4
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time (37.5 hours) Band 4 Enhanced Care Team Leader at Weston General Hospital.
The Enhanced Care Team is made up of healthcare support workers who have additional skills to look after patients who have dementia, or challenging behaviours and who will supervise and engage with patients who might be at risk of falling, require extra support to adjust to their surroundings or would benefit from additional interaction.
Main duties of the job
The Team Leader will lead and support the team of activities assistants which provide enhanced supervision. The post holder is required to produce duty rosters and allocate the team members to individual patients ensuring the provision of a high quality service to identified patients. The team leader will also provide day to day line management of the team. In addition to this, the post holder will also undertake the role of the Senior Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW).
The Senior HCSW is a member of the direct care team supporting practitioners to meet patient needs. They are responsible for providing care and therapy to patients as delegated by the Registered Nurse (RN) or appropriate team leader.
A Senior HCSW will be expected to undertake a range of duties under the direction of a RN and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a RN. This will include supporting patients under Enhanced Observation.
The Senior HCSW will be competent to provide compassionate care to agreed quality standards. They will continue to develop further skills, knowledge and competencies that will be determined within the clinical nursing team through ongoing assessment and the needs of the ward/service to deliver patient care.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3/ QCF Level 3 in Health or Social Care or equivalent or working towards
- GCSE A*- C in both English Language and Mathematics or equivalent in these two subjects e.g. Certificates in Adult Literacy and Numeracy at Level 2
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Has substantial evidence of experience as a nursing/care assistant in a health or social care setting, either public, private or voluntary sector
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital setting
- Experience of managing a team
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills, verbally and written
- Ability to work well in a team
- Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
- Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures
- Committed to providing high quality patient care
- IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills, data collection
- Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training
- Able to meet the physical and educational demands of the role
- Able to demonstrate creative thinking and an ability to use initiative within role
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit as the need arises
- Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner/attitude
- Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the health care setting
- Respecting Everyone
- Embracing change
- Recognising Success
- Working Together
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
- Sarah Abdulgani
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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