If you have a caring and compassionate approach, and want to join a motivated, friendly and supportive team, we are keen to hear from you. We require staff who have a genuine interest in help caring for acutely unwell patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Southport Short Stay unit is a 29 bedded ward. We are half an acute unit and half endocrinology.
Successful applicants will be supported through a supernumerary period and will become proficient in providing basic care as well as other day to day responsibilities.
TheHealthCareSupportWorker(HCSW)will:
1. Undertake personal care duties for patients within the care setting accessing supervision fromregisteredhealthcarepractitioner.Personalcarereferstodeliveryofpersonalhygiene and assisting with feeding, not requiring clinical skills.
2. Recordpatient’spersonalcareinformationinaccordancewithlocalandtrustpolicies.
3. Workwithallmembersofthemulti-disciplinaryteamtodelivertheTrust’svisionandvalues providing safe, high quality compassionate, person-centred care.
4. Demonstratewardroutinetonewemployeesinownworkarea,whererequired.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership betweenSt Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
· CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
· SAFETY that is of the highest standards
· COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
· SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
· PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
1.1 Workaspartofateamanddutieswillbedelegatedbytheregisteredhealthcareprofessional.
1.2 Act withinthescopeofyourtrainingandcompetence, knowingwhotoaskforhelpand support if you are not sure.
1.3 Workwithinagreedwaysofworking,followingrelevantTruststandards,policiesandprotocol.
1.4 Communicate compassionately and effectively with individuals and their families, carers and healthcarepractitioners usingarangeof techniques, maintaining confidentiality and using tact, empathy, persuasion and reassurance.
1.5 Observe,assessandrespondtopersonalcarepatient’sneedsappropriately,escalating concerns to nursing staff, as required.
1.6 Organisesselfingeneralworktasksorwhendeliveringpatientcarewithsupervision where needed from Senior Health Care Assistant and/or nursing staff.
1.7 As directed, undertake personal care duties and support activities of daily living, e.g. mouthcare,personalhygiene,andtoiletingneeds,demonstratingpersoncentredcare.
1.8 Safelydelivercaredutiesincludingmanoeuvringofpatientequipment(suchashoists and wheelchairs).
1.9 Under supervision of a registered healthcare practitioner, undertake delegated procedures within the limits of required training and measured competence, where appropriate.Forexample,patientmovingandhandling,andprovidingpersonalcare.
1.10 Supportofpatientsfeeding,dietandnutritionalneedsandaccuratelyrecordpatients nutritional intake and fluid intake and output, noticing and reporting changes to the nursing staff.
1.11 EnsurepatientpropertyismanagedasperTrustpolicy.
1.12 Monitorlevelsofsuppliesandordersuppliesforthedepartmentasappropriate.
1.13 Demonstratesowndutiestonewstarters,contributingtothelearningenvironment.
1.14 ToworkinlinewithTrustpoliciesandprocedures
1.15 Contributestomaintainingasafe,healthyworkingenvironment.
1.16 Followtheprinciplesforimplementingadutyofcare,alwaysactinginthebestinterest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm.
1.17 Workinpartnershipwiththeindividual, theircarers/familiesandthewiderhealthcareteam.
1.18 Maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development and learningactivities;maintainevidenceofyourpersonaldevelopmentandactivelyprepare for and participate in appraisal.
1.19 Participateinteamhandovers.
This advert closes on Friday 14 Mar 2025
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