Senior Healthcare Support Worker, Falcon Ward

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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Our vision at Ashford and St Peters is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.

St Peters Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey is now recruiting for Senior Health Care Support Workers - (Band 3) for Falcon ward

Full time and part time posts will be considered, shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.

Candidates applying for this post must possess and be able to demonstrate within the application form the following essential criteria:

Recent and previous NHS experience as a health care support worker for a minimum of six months

Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.

Only candidates that meet the above will be considered for this post.

Successful candidates must also have good communication skills, competent IT skills, a valid right to work document, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature.

The Trust offers training, including a four-week induction programme and further development opportunities.

Only applications for candidates already based in the UK will be considered, remote interviews will not be possible, and we will not consider alternative dates for the interviews.

For further information, please contact

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.

Role

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 patients 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, and other competencies related to the specific department

Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray and theatres

Keeping the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking supplies

Training and supporting new and junior team members

Supporting the registered nursing team in providing high quality pre and post operative care

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 and 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.

Working As a Senior Healthcare Support Worker Will Involve Carrying 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 and Hydration

Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs

Moving and Handling of patients to support independence

Infection Prevention and Control

Safeguarding of adults and children.

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