Senior Health Care Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Family and Surgical Services

Surgical Admissions Lounge - Band 3

Senior Health Care Support Worker

Full time 37.5 hours, seven days a week (currently Monday to Friday 0645-1445 )

Are you motivated and passionate about making a difference to patient care?

Would you like to be part of a close knit, friendly, professional team and are looking for a rewarding change in direction with an effective work life balance?

Surgical Admissions Lounge is a nurse led department and we strive for excellence and are passionate about the quality of care we deliver to our patients. Due to the gradual restart of services and the ongoing transformation of the department and the elective admissions process, we are looking to recruit a band three senior health care support worker to join our team.

You will work as part of the nursing team, ensuring our patients are prepared safely for theatre and receive high standards of care from the very start of their hospital journey. Your main role will be managing your own workload by preparing patients for surgery, under supervision of trained staff.

**You will**:
work proactively to ensure that theatre utilisation is optimised

maintain our existing processes

promote and deliver a high quality, patient focused service

carry out regular auditing to ensure high levels of care are maintained

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.



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