Healthcare Support Worker - 3F SHDU
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
The Royal London hospital is looking to recruit Band 3 Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) to join our critical care and surgical teams on our Surgical High Dependency Unit.
This is a 12 bedded high dependency unit caring for complex elective surgical patients from multiple specialties. These include Neuro, Trauma, Hepatobiliary, Colorectal, Gynae-Oncology, Vascular, ENT, and Maxillo-Facial amongst others.
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and motivated HCSWs looking for and exciting new challenge.
We are committed to developing and supporting a modern and flexible career framework within this exciting and evolving service.
We are an organisation that is committed to delivering excellence in patient care and values its staff and patients. We are also signed up to the NHS People Promise and support flexible working through team-based rostering.
Working conditions- Full time / part time
- 37.5 hours/week (pro-rata)
- Internal rotation to days and nights (Monday to Sunday)
We provide a structured supernumerary orientation programme to meet your individual needs and offer opportunities to advance your interest in specialist areas.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work as a team member of the ACCU under the direction of qualified nurses, assisting in the maintenance of a safe, clean and comfortable unit environment.
The Post Holder will assist the qualified nurse in most aspects of patient care but will not be responsible or accountable for patient care.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
*PLEASE NOTE – WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE*
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As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- - Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
- - Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- - NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent qualification).
- - Care Certificate Standards
- - Relevant clinical training (e.g. venepuncture, ECG, catheter care)
Experience
Essential criteria- - Experience working in healthcare environment dealing with patients and relatives.
- - Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- - Experience working providing care in hospital or care setting
- - Experience working in a high-dependency, surgical or acute care setting.
- - Experience taking and recording clinical observations
- - Involvement in supporting patients recovery.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- - Awareness of infection control principles.
- - Knowledge of patient confidentiality and data protection.
- - Awareness of safeguarding policies and procedures.
- - Knowledge of the role of a surgical high dependency unit and patient pathways.
- - Understanding of clinical risk and escalation protocols (e.g., NEWS2 scores).
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.
Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.