Main area: Healthcare Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including long days, weekends, Bank holidays and night shifts)
Job ref: 388-6773288-ACS
Employer: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Torbay Hospital
Town: Torquay, Devon
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/01/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
As a full-time Healthcare Support Worker on our 26 bedded Midgley Ward which specializes in Respiratory and Acute Medicine, you will provide high standards of care to our patients while working both independently and as part of a team, prioritizing your workload to ensure quality care and demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach.
The ideal candidate will have some care experience and will be able to work night shifts. We offer a period of supernumerary time to support you into your role, and further learning and development are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver high standards of individualised nursing care to our patients.
* Utilize excellent communication skills and work as part of a team, prioritizing your workload for the best outcomes for patients.
* Ensure actions support the care, protection, and well-being of individuals, maintaining their privacy and dignity.
* Monitor and record vital signs, escort patients off the ward for investigations/scans, and assist with personal care and nutritional support.
* Be flexible as this post includes days, nights, and weekend working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will give you great job satisfaction as you will be able to provide high standards of care to patients in need. You will work as a team to assist and perform clinical responsibilities as delegated by qualified nursing staff, including but not limited to:
* Observing, monitoring, and recording patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturations, and weight.
* Providing personalized care such as infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene, and overall reassurance, comfort, and safety.
* Administrative duties such as answering the telephone, taking messages, and referring to the Staff Nurse for instructions.
* Assisting with the undertaking and implementation of risk assessments.
* Communicating with Staff, Patients, Relatives, and Carers.
* Recognizing and responding to situations within the work area and reporting to the nurse in charge while acknowledging your own limitations and seeking advice from senior staff as required.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification/experience.
* Care certificate.
* English & Mathematics at GSCE grade A-C (9-4) or level 2 functional skills.
Knowledge and experience
* Previous experience in a care environment or able to demonstrate a caring nature/life experience.
* Understanding of the need for strict confidentiality.
* Working knowledge of complex care needs of some individuals/families including Safeguarding Children & Adults, Domestic Abuse, and Mental Health.
Specific skills
* Basic computer/keyboard skills.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Able to prioritize and organize work.
* Record-keeping competency in handwritten and electronic records.
* Able to manage stress in themselves and others.
* Willingness to undertake new skills and training.
* Flexibility, adaptability, reliability, and punctuality.
* Healthcare competencies appropriate to the area of work.
We are committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity, and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient, or public) will receive less favorable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
* We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly.
* Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role.
* Correspondence will be via Trac, text, and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
* Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
* If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
* It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references.
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