Haemaglobanopathy Support worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Perform area specific clinical duties to enhance the delivery of patient care, which may include:

Maintaining personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.

Assisting patients in gaining access to appropriate toilet facilities and measuring and recording body waste accurately.

Assisting or undertaking mouth care including brushing of teeth/care of dentures

Assisting patients with their mobility needs, help to move and position appropriately to maximise comfort, using equipment when trained to use and as directed by a registered practitioner.

Assisting in the care of patients with pressure ulcers and prevention of hospital acquired pressure ulcers recording the findings and escalating concerns to a registered practitioner.

Supporting the registered practitioner in the completion of care plans and undertaking risk assessments (e.g. falls) as required.

Assisting in providing optimal conditions for a patients rest and sleep.

Chaperoning the patient as requested in accordance with policy ensuring appropriate support to the patient.

Performing and recording electronically a patients vital signs as directed, reporting findings to the registered practitioner on duty i.e. Temperature, Blood Pressure, Respiration, Oxygen Saturation, and Pulse.

Collect and record samples including urine and stools, reporting results to registered practitioner on duty.

Perform swabbing, if appropriately trained to do so, as directed by a registered practitioner.

Undertake extended skills, as directed, if appropriate education and training has been received and competency demonstrated.

Assist in the Last Offices for deceased patients, ensuring that all religious and cultural wishes are adhered with.

Ensure patients nutritional needs are met through assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages providing assistance in feeding drinking where appropriate.

Correctly record and monitor dietary intake of patients, informing registered practitioners of progress and/or any difficulties relating to dietary/fluid intake experienced by the patient.

Communicate effectively and maintain good relationships with patients, relatives, and healthcare practitioners and contribute to effective Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) team work.

Ensure that information passed to patients, relatives or colleagues is understood using tact, encouragement or empathy as required.

Ask for, listen to and value the views of patients and their relatives on their experience and discuss this with registered practitioners in order to improve care and patient experience.

Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety for patients and carers in line with their personal beliefs and preferences whilst in hospital informing a registered practitioner where any changes and/or concerns are observed.

Undertake clerical duties, including filing, as directed by the registered nurse practitioner in relation to all verbal and written communications. Ensure that messages and communications are passed to other team members, as required.

In accordance with training, ensure safe and effective infection prevention and control (including waste management), handwashing and wearing of Personal Protective Equipment are adhered to at all times.

Maintain cleanliness in the work environment in line with Health and Safety and Infection Prevention policies and guidelines.

Prepare and maintain environments for clinical procedures in line with current policies.

Organise the supply and maintenance of materials and ward or department equipment ensuring they are in working order, placed in the correct area and present no hazards to colleagues, patients or visitors.

Assist in the transfer of materials and equipment as requested.

Clean and return equipment utilised in procedures and treatments to the Decontamination Unit or dispose of as appropriate. Report any broken or faulty equipment in line with departmental procedures.

Assist with the checking and recording of deliveries to the clinical areas against original orders.

Assist with stock minimising the risk of equipment being out of date.

Use IT systems where appropriate and trained to do so, to record patient information.

Recognise and consistently works within boundaries of the role.

Maintain responsibility for own mandatory/role specific training and continuing professional development needs and take part in the annual appraisal process to help identify future development requirements.

Assist in the induction and orientation of new colleagues/learners to the ward or department.

Development and assessment of other Healthcare Assistants/Support Workers as directed by the registered practitioner.

Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice for Healthcare Assistants, Trainee Nursing Associates, and other Healthcare Assistants/Support Workers as required.

Person Specification

Educations, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Vocational Qualification/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of education, training or experience
• Holds National Care Certificate or equivalent level of education, training or experience (e.g. able to demonstrate the skill and competency to undertake the clinical duties as described in the job description)
• Holds Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English or education equivalent

Desirable

• Speciality specific training and competencies achieved and ongoing developmen

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience working in as a Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker in an healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control and Safeguarding processes
• Experience of working in a healthcare team and patient settings
• Experience of dealing with patient/relative verbal complaints

Skills

Essential

• Good communication and listening skills (written and verbal)
• Able to work on own initiative, following direction/close supervision by a Registered Practitioner
• Able to work as a team
• Able to relate well with patients, relatives, visitors, colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust colleagues
• Taking and recording Vital Signs and other clinical skills with evidence of appropriate training within scope of job role
• Able to carry out routine and non-routine duties/tasks
• Computer/keyboard skills for entering/updating patient records
• Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our colleagues, patients and service users
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs
• Engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
• Friendly, open, empathetic, and compassionate
• Professional outlook and positive attitude
• Professional role model to other colleagues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hosptial

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)