East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for committed, enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Healthcare Support Workers to join us at our Acute Cardiac Unit Colchester Hospital.
The Acute Cardiac Unit is a 29 bedded Acute Cardiac Ward. We are a busy unit which specializes in the care of patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions requiring acute care, treatment and intervention.
Healthcare Support Workers are a key part of our team and support the Registered Nurses in providing high quality care to our patients.
Do you want to be part of a team with an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care, ensuring we keep our patients safe and that they have a positive experience under our care?
If you like to be challenged, are able to work in a fast paced environment and enjoy working as part of a team then this could be the job for you.
Our Healthcare Support Workers work a rota pattern, so you MUST be able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights and weekends including Bank Holidays. Please be advised that we are unable to offer set shifts patterns.
Care Certificate or equivalent and proven experience in care are essential criteria for this role.
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Main duties of the job
To meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse.
To check patient observations and provide personal care including bathing, toileting and feeding.
To assist the patient with daily living activities in accordance with their care plan.
To be responsible for ensuring own infection control practice is in line with Trust Infection Control policies.
In this role, you will work as a member of the ward team, establishing effective communication across the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality care for our patients, families and carers. You will also report to the senior nurse on duty in a timely manner, information relating to all work activity, e.g. identifying significant changes in relation to direct patient care/treatment plans.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Proven previous experience in a health setting
* Experience within an acute setting
Qualification
* Care certificate achieved or equivalent
* Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio
Knowledge
* Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
* Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
* Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.
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 name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£24,071 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata + unsocial hours allowance
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