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Senior Health Care Support Worker
1 month ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Health Care Support Worker to join our team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. As a Senior Health Care Support Worker, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and supporting our nursing team. We are looking for an experienced and skilled individual who can work effectively as part of a team and provide excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
About the Role
As a Senior Health Care Support Worker, you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of care planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses. You will carry out care and other duties under indirect supervision and support care day-to-day for all patients in the clinical area. You will also contribute to resource management and work effectively as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities
1. Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
2. Competently undertake delegated duties in line with patient care plans.
3. Ability to use your knowledge and experience to undertake non-routine duties and an understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility.
4. To carry out a range of (limited) clinical duties with minimal/no supervision, including blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate, glucose monitoring, collection and testing of urine samples/faecal samples/sputum samples and wound swabs ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times.
5. Participate in patient assessment providing high-quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff.
6. Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies and be able to concentrate for periods throughout the day with occasional interruptions.
7. Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
8. Maintain the work environment in line with Trust infection control and patient safety policies.
9. Utilising skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
10. Promote health education specific to the clinical area and in line with national and local policies.
11. Maintain effective record keeping and communication with patients, relatives, and members of the Multidisciplinary team regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a range of appropriate communication skills, where there may be barriers to understanding.
12. Ensuring equipment and stores are well maintained, taking appropriate action if the equipment is faulty. This may include ordering supplies.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
- Be able to work as a member of a team
Essential
- One of the following oLevel 3 (SCQF - 6): - City and Guilds 3 oNVQ 3 oBTEC National Diploma oExperience equivalent to the above qualifications
- Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math's, or equivalent
- Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker)
- Equivalent demonstrable experience
Essential
- Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
- Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
