Job summary
We are looking for a full time & part time Health Care Support Worker to join our friendly dedicated urology team.
Previous outpatients or urological experience desirable however full training will be provided.
If you think that you would like to join our friendly supportive team and would like to have an informal visit to the centre prior to application please make contact and we would be happy to show you around.
Main duties of the job
1. To support patients through out there urological pathway.
2. To support the clinical teams during procedures.
3. Venepuncture.
4. To undertake any other duties, required by line manager appropriate to the grade and relevant to the post.
5. To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care
6. To report any concerns to the registered nurse relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area
7. To ensure the registered nurse is regularly updated on patients' condition and progress
8. To ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order
9. To ensure the environment is clean and tidy.
10. To participate with the induction of staff new to the clinical area.
11. To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.
12. To demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.
13. To maintain confidentiality at all times
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
14. Working with people
15. Proven experience in acute ward environment
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
16. Willingness to work towards Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
17. Demonstrate skills to other newly appointed HCA
18. Demonstrate ability to communicate orally and in writing
Desirable
19. Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibly within clinical setting
20. Keyboard Skills
Experience
Essential
21. Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing
Desirable
22. Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
23. A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent