Senior Healthcare Support Worker Paediatric ED
Job overview
Our vision at Ashford & St Peter’s is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.
St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey is now recruiting for a Senior Health Care Support Workers (Band 3) in the Paediatric ED.Full time post, shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.
Candidates applying for this post must possess and be able to demonstrate within the application form the following essential criteria:- Recent and previous NHS experience as a health care support worker for a minimum of six months
- Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate.
Only candidates that meet the above will be considered for this post.
Successful candidates must also have good communication skills, competent IT skills, a valid right to work document, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature.
The Trust offers training, including a four-week induction programme and further development opportunities.
Only applications for candidates already based in the UK will be considered, remote interviews will not be possible and we will not consider alternative dates for the interviews.
Main duties of the job
Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. The role includes:
- Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs
- Taking and recording patients’ vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient’s condition
- Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients
- Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, and other competencies related to the specific department
- Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray
- Keep the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking equipment
- Training and supporting new and junior team members
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker will involve carrying out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate, incorporating:
- Continence Management
- Nutrition & Hydration
- Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
- Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Safeguarding of adults and children.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Functional level of English & Maths
- Care Certificate in Acute Care
- Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience working as Healthcare Support Worker within the NHS of a minimum of 6 months
- Working as part of a team
- Previous experience training and supporting new staff
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Trust vision, values and behaviours & strategic objectives
- Understanding of the role of Healthcare Support worker in the hospital setting
Skills
Essential criteria- Effective communication
- Required IT skills
- Caring and compassionate
- Empathy and understanding
- Ability to provide excellent patient centred care
- Extended skills such as venepuncture, cannulation and undertaking ECGs
Other Requirements
Essential criteria- Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Treat patients, visitors and colleagues with respect
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the patients, the team, the service and the Trust. This could include shift work during a 7-day working pattern
- Residing in the UK with a valid right to work documentation to work in the UK