Senior Healthcare Support Worker
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
• Complete all appropriate documentation relevant to care provided and update patient's named nurse / shift coordinator where required.
• Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times. Undertake oral hygiene procedures for patients as per trust protocol.
• Perform and record patient's vital signs as directed, reporting findings to Registered Nurse on duty, or in their absence to Medical staff. Perform and record temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse, oxygen saturation, modified early warning scores, height & weight, urine testing (including Midstream Specimen, 24Hr urine collection, etc.) as per Trust policy, reporting results to a Registered Nurse.
Clinical Support:
• Assist the Registered Nurse in the process of undertaking clinical risk assessments e.g. recording height and weight, updating the nurse on any changes to a patient's condition/circumstances. Responsibility for undertaking the risk assessments lies with the Registered Nurse.
• Appropriately record and monitor dietary intake of patients, informing relevant staff of progress and/or any difficulties relating to dietary/fluid intake.
• Assist in providing conditions to meet the patient's need for rest and sleep.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Vocational healthcare qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Christie Care Certificate
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an acute care (acute medicine/surgery) environment, undertaking a range of clinical commitments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in more than one speciality within an acute care environment
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people
- Able to work using own initiative, following instructions from a Registered Nurse
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Competent in routine observations and tests
- Undertake ECG recordings
- Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers
- Cannulation experience
- Phlebotomy skills
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- In-depth understanding of the healthcare support worker role
- Participate in personal development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent training
VALUES
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours.
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient/ customer care
- Empathetic and caring.
- Professional outlook and positive attitude
- Honest and trustworthy
- Available to work unsociable hours/ weekends/nights
The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.
We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.
We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.
The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.
You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- JD & PS (PDF, 370.3KB)
- The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
- Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
- Trust Membership - Christie Talent (PDF, 23.0KB)
- Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)