About this role
Job summary
Do you want a role that is an integral part of the patient's journey through the hospital? Do you enjoy being busy and in a role with pace? If yes, then this could be the role for you as an exciting opportunity has come up to join our inpatient ward team as a Healthcare Support Worker.
Working on a busy Renal ward, the successful candidate will work closely with the ward team (nurses, medical staff and allied health professionals) to ensure the patients on our ward receive the highest standard of care on the inpatient unit.
A Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care.
You will carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. Your role is to provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.
There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your individual needs. Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills and skills set specific to your area of work. You will also be supported to obtain your care certificate if you do not have this qualification.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a Registered Nurse to provide essential nursing care and helping your patients with daily living tasks such as:
helping patients feel comfortable and move around monitoring patients and performing basic health checks washing, dressing patients and helping them go to the toilet serving meals and helping to feed patients
Qualified and experienced Healthcare Support Workers would be expected to carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal/ no supervision upon successful completion of clinical skills training, including:
blood pressure monitoring oxygen saturation levels body temperature pulse rate and respiration rate glucose monitoring wound swab collection and testing of urine, faecal and sputum samples
Whilst completing these tasks, the underlining aim is to deliver high-quality patient care at all times.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description & personal specification for full list of responsibilities. Please note that the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
One of the following: o Level 3 RQF, SCQF o City and Guilds 3 o NVQ 3 o BTEC National Diploma o Equivalent experience (minimum of 12 months) GCSE grade A- C (grade 4 and above) or equivalent in English GCSE grade A- C (grade 4 and above) or equivalent in Maths
Work Experience Essential
At least 12 months experience of working in a health or social care setting Prior experience as a support worker Good time management skills and prioritising work Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives
Desirable
Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Skills and Abilities Essential
Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard Committed to providing high quality patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name North Bristol NHS Trust
Address Bristol
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nbt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)