Healthcare Support Worker, Emergency Services
3 weeks ago
Job summary
Our vision at Ashford & St Peter's is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.
Our Adult Emergency Department (ED) based at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey is now recruiting for Health Care Support Workers - Band 2
Our ED is a very busy department seeing more than 110,000 people per year, it operates 24 hours per day serving a densely populated and diverse community.
The department is divided into 6 sections:
PIT stop (ambulance receiving) Urgent Treatment Centre - for minor injuries and illnesses Majors/High dependency Resuscitation - a 4 bedded area with dedicated stroke, cardiac, trauma and paediatric bays Same day Emergency Care and Clinical Decision Unit - for patients requiring more than 4 hours observation.Full time and part time posts will be considered (a minimum of 23 hours per week), shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.
You must have previous HCSW experience, good communication skills, competent IT skills, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature.
The Trust offers onwards training for HCSWs including working towards the Care Certificate, Maths and English qualifications.
Please note the Trust is not offering sponsorship for this post.
Interviews are taking place in person on Saturday 29th June 2024.
For further information, please contact
Main duties of the job
Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. The role includes
Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs Taking and recording patients' vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient's condition Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, POP training and competencies to be able to apply below elbow and leg back slab Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray Transferring patients that need hospital admission to a ward, which includes management of patient's property Keep the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking equipment
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in a ward / department within the hospital setting.
Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate, incorporating:
Continence Management Nutrition & Hydration Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs Moving & Handling of patients to support independence Infection Prevention and Control Safeguarding of adults and children.See full job description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Functional level of English and Math
Desirable
Care certificate in Acute Trust, if not already completed needs to be achieved within six months of commencing post.
Experience
Essential
Previous experience working as a health care support worker Working as part of a team
Desirable
Previous experience as a health care support worker within the NHS
Skills
Essential
Effective communication Required IT skills Caring and Compassionate Empathy and understanding Empathy and understanding Ability to provide excellent patient centred care
Other Requirements
Essential
Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy Treat patients, visitors, colleagues with respect Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the patients, the team, the service and the Trust. This could include shift work during a 7-day working pattern. Residing in UK with a valid right to work documentation to work in UK.-
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