Healthcare Support Worker

5 months ago

Portsmouth, United Kingdom Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Full time

**Company Description**
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
**Job Description** Are you the kind of person who always puts patients first? Are you a team player? Are you always looking to improve what you do?**

If this is you, We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Health Care Support Worker in our busy Emergency department at Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust.

Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) are essential providers of everyday care for our patients. The HCSW role is rewarding, it's the kind of job where you will need to be organised, adaptable, resilient, and hardworking. You will need great prioritisation skills, good observational and great empathic skills, and the ability to overcome challenges. You will need to be willing to be hands-on with our patients.

Working with us, you will witness first-hand the positive impact your caring nature and efforts will make on our hospital.

You will start your career with us by taking part in our in-depth induction program, designed to support you in finding your feet within our organisation, and quickly feel part of the team. The induction program leads to Care Certificate.

The HCSW role includes a variety of working patterns which attract shift allowances.

Please note this role does not offer certificate of sponorship.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Under the supervision of registered healthcare professionals, you will be assisting the team with the provision of clinical care for a defined group of patients. In addition, you will take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare, safety and security of patients, visitors, and staff.

**Typical day-to day duties include**:

- Provide care for patients, helping to maintain their personal hygiene, which will sometimes include working with bodily fluids
- Provide physical comfort for patients, whilst ensuring their privacy and dignity is always maintained
- Wash and dress patients, and helping them to safely move around
- Serve meals and help with feeding
- Assist with cleaning tasks and making beds
- Monitor patient condition by taking measurements on temperature, pulse, respiration, and weight.
- Record information to patient administration system and assist team with other administrative duties

Most importantly, you will ensure patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives, and colleagues in accordance with Trust values.
**Qualifications**
Essential:

- English and Maths at Level 1 Functional Skills or GCSE equivalent
- Can demonstrate understanding of and share the Trust values of Working Together for Patients, with Compassion, as One Team, Always Improving.
- Completion of Care certificate within 3 months of appointment

Desirable:

- Competency for Observations and ECGs
- Experience of working in acute setting

**Additional Information**
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

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