HCA Rowan Suite, WRH

Job summary

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you if you are a highly motivated, enthusiastic HCA with excellent communication skills. We want you to join our established team on Rowan Suite; you will have the opportunity to be part of this service and our innovative ways of working as we grasp this opportunity to influence, shape and develop the changing face of cancer care and service provision in our Trust.

The 14-chaired day unit cares for patients with a range of cancers who are receiving chemotherapy. We aim to provide an individualised and supportive environment for patients in which to deliver this specialised, high-standard care. HCA supports the whole team and patients within the unit, ensuring the unit runssmoothly and efficiently.

We also have up to seven clinics running from the Rowan suite. You will be there to support the Doctors by chaperoning and ensuring the doctors' rooms are clean, tidy, and equipped with all needed equipment.

All HCAs on Rowan have the chance to cannulate for specific treatments and take blood, and they also support patients with knowledge on how to care for PICC lines.

The Hca role is ever-growing and continuing to develop.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose: As a health care assistant(HCA), you will work alongside a registered nurse as part of the ward or department team to provide patient care.

Key Duties: Welcoming patients onto the unit, completing height and weight measurements, and making observations on all patients. Supporting the patient with their needs, such as providing drinks throughout the patient stay, as well aslunch and snacks. If required, support the patient with toileting needs. Acting with compassion, you will put your patients at the centre of all you do. Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and staff.

General Duties: Welcoming patients onto the unit, completing height and weight measurements, and making observations on all patients. Supporting the patient with their needs, such as providing drinks throughout the patient stay, as well aslunch and snacks. If required, support the patient with toileting needs.

Cleaning throughout the day, stock taking, stock filling and ensuring the flow of units is maintained.

Support the clinics within the unit and in the oncology building.

Basic computer skills. A chaperone is required with the doctors when requested within theirclinics.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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