Main duties and Responsibilities: Assist in the care of patients each shift under the supervision of a registered nurse delivering personal and clinical care to include: Personal care, hygiene and elimination Nutritional needs Skin and pressure area care Patient chaperone Assist in the delivery of clinical care and associated activities in line with appropriate standards and guidelines. Document care in patients records and ensure countersigned by a registered nurse. To use accurate, clear and concise documentation written or electronically. Use personal effectiveness and knowledge to contribute to the development and delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective service Within the remit of your role and under supervision contribute to the planning and completion of holistic assessment. Liaise and work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team understanding their roles. Anticipate the needs of the patients to ensure comfort, safety and dignity at all times. Participate in daily handovers, handovers from Emergency Department, ward departments and meetings. Maintain all aspects of confidentiality regarding patients, relatives and colleagues. Have a responsibility for the tidiness and promoting cleanliness of patient areas, including equipment, assessment rooms, storerooms, and take appropriate care of furniture. Ensure patient trolleys, examination couches are properly cleaned between patient use Clinical: With appropriate training the Clinical Support Worker will gain skills, knowledge and competence to undertake / perform the following:- To undertake, record, document and report the following as appropriate to the clinical area Temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturations Completion of NEWS documentation and escalate and report results to appropriate registered nurse / practitioner Patientrack o Blood sugar recordings obtained by capillary sampling. To ensure the appropriate monitoring of fluid balance charts. Removal of urinal catheters and collection of specimens Venepuncture Cannulation ECG Blood collection Care of a patient with a nasogastric tube Communication Skills: To work as a member of the Surgical Assessment Team, establishing effective communication across the multi-disciplinary team and wards and departments across the Trust and with patient and carers To establish professional relationships with patient and carers, communicating in ways which respect views, beliefs and culture and being aware of own response to distressing circumstances. To report to the senior nurse on duty in a timely way giving information relating to all work activity and identifying significant changes in relation to direct patient care and treatment plans. To act as a patient advocate. To have an awareness of triggers and processes for incident reporting, safeguarding concerns and wider governance issues and be able to escalate to the Senior Nurse on duty. Education, Training and Information: To maintain professional standards in agreed range of clinical and non-clinical activities specific to the Surgical Assessment Unit, maintaining and updating skills and knowledge as per Trust policy To work at all times within the boundaries of competence, at no time undertaking activities that have not been previously agreed To be aware of own individual learning needs and seek appropriate support To participate in the appraisal process To keep up to date with Statutory and mandatory training (CSFT) For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.