Patient Services Assistant

2 days ago

Scarborough, United Kingdom York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Patient Services Assistants (PSA) on Cherry and Chestnut wards.
The patient services assistant role will involve working as part of an integrated team, guided by local and Trust policy and procedure.
This will involve carrying our non-nursing duties as delegated by the Registered Nurse, using initiative within the level of competence expected for the role.
To assist and support members of the multi disciplinary team in order to provide a high standard of patient centred care whilst demonstrating care and compassion in meeting the patient's needs.
Main duties of the job The PSA will focus on supporting the nutrition needs of patients, this will include: Taking on the role of 'nutrition coordinator' at mealtimes liaising with nursing staff to ensure that patients are sitting out or up in bed and ready to eat.
The PSA will ensure the patients have hand hygiene wipes available and offer help where needed, ensure the correct cutlery and aids are available and that the 'red tray' system is implemented.
Assisting patients at mealtimes and helping them with food where appropriate.
Working alongside nursing staff to promote 'first a drink', helping patients with drinks to support hydration.
Supporting patients to complete their menus, offering help as required and ensuring that the correct menus (including special diets, snack menus, finger food etc.)
are ordered.
Completing food and fluid charts.
escalating concerns to nursing staff.
Keeping nutrition board up to dates.
Additional duties to support the nursing team as required.
About us Our benefits We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including: Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description Job responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early.
You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.
We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.
If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.
It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.
We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers.
This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person Specification Experience & Knowledge Required Essential Able to work alone and with others as part of a team using initiative Previous experience of working with people Basic IT skills Effective oral and written communication skills Desirable Ability to prioritise work of self and others Previous NHS experience Education, Qualifications and Training Essential Good basic education - reading and writing plus basic numeric skills.
Desirable Basic understanding of infection control Knowledge of NHS & Local Trust

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