HCSW - Trauma Orthopaedics - Band 2

3 months ago

Lincoln, United Kingdom United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Orthopaedics at Lincoln County Hospital. Orthopaedics has an acute admission area, taking patients with a variety of Orthopaedic injuries and also a rehabilitation post injury/surgery area. Patients arrive via the elective or emergency pathway. The ward is fast paced with a quick turnover.

You will part of a friendly and welcoming team, and will be supported to develop. If you like a challenge we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

Working under delegation and supervision of a registered Nurse, the Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) will undertake defined responsibilities appropriate to their role in the workplace setting. They will comply with Trust policies, protocols, guidelines, the fifteen standards of the Care Certificate and the national strategy of Compassion in Practice and will ensure safe, compassionate and competent care is delivered to our patients and service users at all times.

It is a requirement of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust that all HCSWs adhere to the Code of Conduct for healthcare support workers and adult social care workers.

All HCSW will be supported in completing the Care Certificate, which can be used to support applications to higher learning (Nurse Associate).

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

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Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

English and Maths qualification at GCSE grades A*- E, or Functional Skills Level 1

Desirable

NVQ Level 2/3 in a Health Related area or equivalent experience Successful completion of the Care Certificate Completed apprenticeship in relevant field of practice ECDL qualification or equivalent

skills

Essential

Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker Ability to manage time effectively Ability to work effectively on an individual basis and as part of a multi-disciplinary team Ability to work in a demanding and busy environment Good customer care skills Good written and verbal communication skills Ability to engage in effective working relationships with both patients, their relatives and colleagues Knowledge of confidentiality, infection prevention and dignity in care within the workplace Ability to prioritise and manage daily workload Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda. Ability to recognise own limitations Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with both the Trust framework

Desirable

Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Manual Handling

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a customer focused environment Experience of using computer systems for data entry and retrieval

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a health / care setting

Specific Requirements

Essential

Flexible in approach to work - must be able to undertake shift work where required Ability to use own initiative Committed to on-going personal development Willing to undertake and complete the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of commencing employment and further education, training and development relevant to the post. Committed to completing the Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard qualification within 18 month period

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