Full time, permanent position, up to 37.5 hours per week, Band 2
This role attracts paid enhancements for out of hours, bank holiday, weekend and night working.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic support worker to join our established inpatient team. You will support both nursing and therapy teams to facilitate rehabilitation in an inpatient environment. Your role will be patient facing and very much hands on, supporting patients with activities of daily living.
Our aim is to promote recovery and well-being, whilst empowering patients to self-manage and maximise their independence using meaningful activity. We take a very holistic approach to rehabilitation working on the ethos that all patient interactions have the potential to be a rehabilitation opportunity.
The unit also supports inpatient Specialist Palliative Care patients.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a team of support workers trained in a range of skills. Your role will be very physical, providing hands on care including assisting with all ADLs as needed. You will work alongside both nursing and therapy teams, delivering care so that they can support and respond to the patients' needs. This includes all aspects of personal care, with an ethos of rehabilitation to support patients to gain as much independence as possible. You will also support end of life patients and their families over the last few weeks/days of life.
Job responsibilities
1. Contribute to, support and promote ECCH's strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive and reactive services.
2. Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.
3. Support and deliver aspects of activities of daily living, including management of dietary and fluid intake, toe nail care, management of continence, assisting with toileting programmes, including use of sheaths, catheters and continence pads.
4. Undertake and record urinalysis, observations such as pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, reporting any changes to a Health Care Professional.
5. Participate in one to one meetings/clinical supervision within team as required.
6. Participate in the learning environment.
7. Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical audit when required.
8. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver delegated proactive including reablement and carrying out therapy exercises.
9. Support therapy staff to deliver various activities to aid functional ability e.g. group exercises, games and puzzles to improve manual dexterity and memory.
10. Work with patients towards self-care and independence.
11. Work to support families and carers. Be aware of the effects of illness on the family.
12. Enable individuals and their families to express their feelings and preferences and take appropriate action.
13. Follow an agreed care plan offering a range of clinical activities to ensure best practice is delivered.
14. Undertake personal care activities of daily living with patients.
15. Maintain legible, accurate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with ECCH Policy.
16. Report any changes in patients' condition to a registered Health Care Professional.
17. Take responsibility for the safe use of clinical equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of personal development
* Good levels of numeracy and literacy
* Level 2/3 NVQ - Health related or equivalent experience in Health or Social Care
* Care Certificate (Completion is mandatory once in post)
Experience
* Previous relevant experience of working in health or social care environment
* Awareness of the needs of older people
* Previous experience of NHS/Social Care/Voluntary organisation
* Understanding of Intermediate Care Services
Personal Attributes
* Team player
* Approachable
* Reliable
* Flexible, and prepared to work all shift patterns (days/nights/weekends and bank holidays)
* Ability to travel across ECCH area
* Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
Skills and Knowledge
* Able to accept direction and to work as part of a team but also ability to work independently without direct supervision
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Good ability to listen
* Common sense and practical problem-solving approach
* Use of email and basic information technology skills
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.
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