Health Care Support Worker
Job overview
Join our team as a Healthcare Support Worker in the Pre-Op Assessment Department!
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated healthcare professional looking for a new opportunity? Our friendly Pre-Op Assessment Department is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Support Worker to join our team.
Main duties of the job
The Health Care Support worker will deliver direct patient care within the pre-operative assessment environment for which the post holder has been deemed competent, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
They will participate in the delivery of fundamental nursing care to ensure the individual needs of patients are met within the pre-operative assessment setting.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Assisting with blood tests, MRSA swabs, and ECGs
- Running own clinic under supervision
- Performing administrative tasks as needed
- Excellent patient-focused communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet changing needs
- Passion for delivering excellent service
- Surgical experience is desirable
For full details, please refer to attached Job Description/person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- NVQ Level 3 in healthcare or working towards this or equivalent qualification
- Proficiency with Word for Windows and other database applications
- Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues.
- NVQ Level 4 in Health and social care
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Competencies
Essential criteria- Phlebotomy competent
- ECG Competent
- Proficiency with Word for Windows and other database applications
- Previous experience in a health care setting.
- Familiar with medical terminology
- Ability to develop positive working relationships within the MDT
Functional Expereince
Essential criteria- Be able to demonstrate good communication skills, work within the multidisciplinary team
- Well-motivated, genuine desire to care for people and ability to manage self.
- Must be able to work within a team. Support and assist in the safe and effective delivery service provision
- Ability to work well in a team but also use your own initiative when needed
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation, accept and support changes within the role/service
- Ability to record and report relevant information regarding patient needs and assist in the formulation of their care planning.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.