Health Care Support Worker - General Surgery/Vascular
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed individual to join our dynamic team on Ward 10E Vascular/General Surgery. The environment offers opportunities to expand your experience if you are looking to pursue a career in a surgical unit setting or other avenues within the Trust. It will also provide you with vital skills in your journey as a Health Care Support Worker.
You will need to provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care in conjunction with working with the other multidisciplinary team, to provide high quality nursing care to patients and their families, in accordance with agreed policies.
Main Duties of the Job
The Health Care Support Worker is a member of the ward team who implements prescribed care and undertakes administrative tasks as directed by the registered nurse. Responsibilities include:
1. Assisting in the provision of high quality patient care.
2. Ensuring that patients arriving on the ward are assessed and settled within the department.
3. Maintaining a clean and well-stocked department.
4. Facilitating the provision of food and drinks.
5. Participating in activities/projects that contribute to improved patient care or experience.
About Us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. We are entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
Job Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the registered nurse, the post holder will:
1. Participate as a member of the team providing the highest standard of patient care ensuring their comfort and safety.
2. Assist patients with activities of daily living, respecting individual needs, dignity, and privacy.
3. Assist trained nurses by undertaking basic observations such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturations, respiratory rate, urine analysis, and weights.
4. Assist and support trained nurses in obtaining specimens such as stool, urine, and MRSA screens.
5. Assist patients with their nutritional requirements, ensuring menus are completed and food is delivered appropriately.
6. Undertake height and weight measurement to assist in the calculation of patient body mass.
7. Support patients undergoing clinical procedures ensuring their comfort and safety.
8. Communicate using appropriate verbal and nonverbal methods.
9. Organise own workload and assist patients in all activities of daily living.
10. Provide direct technical assistance to registered nursing staff when required.
11. Undertake and record clinical activities and observations as directed by the Registered Nurse.
12. Enter and update patient documentation and records, utilising computerised information systems where required.
13. Observe and report any changes in the condition of patients to the nurse in charge.
14. Contribute to the maintenance of the work area.
15. Participate in audits, surveys, and research and development activities under supervision.
16. Engage with Barts Health development Programme for Healthcare Support Workers.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer-facing environment.
Skills
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Capable of dealing with sensitive and distressing situations.
* Able to use initiative and coordinate own workload.
* Caring and compassionate.
* Competence in recording and basic interpretation of vital signs.
Knowledge
* Basic numeracy and literacy.
* Understanding of some of the special needs of people during illness.
Qualifications
* NVQ level 2 or equivalent or willing to work towards diploma level 2.
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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