Healthcare Support Worker - Gastroenterology
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Healthcare Support Worker - Ward 32 Gastro
Band 3
Ward 32Gastro are looking for an experienced Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join our team. Ward 32 is a busy Gastroenterology department with a Severe Intestinal Failure and Ambulatory Unit. Currently we have 35 inpatient beds and 2 day case beds for elective procedure.The Gastroenterology department in UHCW is dedicated to provide excellent standard of care to elective and non-elective patients that is accessing the our service.
The successful applicant should be highly motivated with good interpersonal skills and be able to work under pressure and work well within the team. They should have a keen desire to always provide and maintain a high standard of care, Under the supervision of a registered nurse assisting the Ward/Department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer.
The post holder will take undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by a registered nurse
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
As a Band 3 HCSW you will be responsible for providing high standards of care. Your role will involve assisting the nursing staff with some clinical duties. Training will be arranged for you to achieve these skills. Being a Band 3 HCSW also means you will lead by example and supervise and support junior members of staff to improve and maintain high standards of care
You must be flexible days and nights to meet the needs of the ward roster and the safe staffing of our ward.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
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By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care.We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job responsibilities- Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
- Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
- Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
- The recording of a patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
- Preparation and serving of patients meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.
- The recording of patients dietary intake when indicated in the patients plan of care.
- Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
- Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patients plan of care
- Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from your mandatory training and in relation to the patients manual handling plan.
- Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing. Taking bloods, Removal of cannula and catheters.
- Undertake Stoma Care – training will be provided.
- Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).It is paramount that patient safety in maintained at all times.For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
For further details please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024