Job summary
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Aconbury 3 - Renal Unit
Healthcare Assistants
Band 2
Permanent
Full Time and Part Time hours available
An opportunity has arisen for Band 2 Healthcare Assistants to join our
dedicated team delivering a high standard of nursing care to our renal
patients.
The Renal Unit is a new 23 bedded acute Nephrology ward based at
Worcestershire Royal Hospital. We provide care to patients with both end stage
renal failure and those presenting with acute renal failure.
The Renal ward is a newly established and dynamic unit and we are
looking for Healthcare
Support Workers who want to make a real difference to peoples lives.
We are looking
for staff that are interested in delivering the highest standard of patient
care; experience desirable, but not essential, however you should be passionate
about the quality of care you deliver.
Our patients need
care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so youll need to have flexibility to work
day, weekend and night shifts. In return, youll benefit from flexible working
patterns and unsocial hours payments and the opportunity to experience working
within a friendly supportive team.
For further information, please contact:
Flora Canoy Ward Manager on Extn. 33874 via Switchboard
at Worcester 01905 763333 or Matron Claire James on Bleep Number 788 via the
hospital switchboard.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Support Worker you will be responsible for delivering essential nursing care under the supervision of a qualified nurse, this includes:
-providing personal care
-relaying information
-assisting with mobility
-recording vital signs
-assisting with feeding requirements
-communication to patients/relatives/carers
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You
will assist with washing and dressing patients, using hoists as appropriate.
You
will assist with serving meals and feeding patients, including reporting on
their intake and recording on charts as appropriate.
You
will assist with toileting, escorting patients to and from the lavatory and
recording outputs where necessary.
You
will assist with monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures,
pulse, respirations and weight
You will assist
with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate
techniques.
You will make beds
and help to ensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.
You will communicate
with patients and their relatives with care and compassion.
You will help to
ensure that patients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.
You will be
involved in patient booking in / admission, introducing patients to ward /
department area as directed by registered nurse.
You will assist with the recording and safe
keeping of patients property and valuables.
You will assist the multi professional team to
prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and / or investigation
maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
You will safeguard vulnerable adults.
You will report
to the nurse in charge of the ward / department matters of concern relating
to patients and the ward / department environment.
You will undertake
duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in
maintaining good communication.
You will ensure the
privacy and dignity of patients is met at all times.
You will be adaptable and flexible to working
in various areas of the department or ward as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You
will assist with washing and dressing patients, using hoists as appropriate.
You
will assist with serving meals and feeding patients, including reporting on
their intake and recording on charts as appropriate.
You
will assist with toileting, escorting patients to and from the lavatory and
recording outputs where necessary.
You
will assist with monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures,
pulse, respirations and weight
You will assist
with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate
techniques.
You will make beds
and help to ensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.
You will communicate
with patients and their relatives with care and compassion.
You will help to
ensure that patients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.
You will be
involved in patient booking in / admission, introducing patients to ward /
department area as directed by registered nurse.
You will assist with the recording and safe
keeping of patients property and valuables.
You will assist the multi professional team to
prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and / or investigation
maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
You will safeguard vulnerable adults.
You will report
to the nurse in charge of the ward / department matters of concern relating
to patients and the ward / department environment.
You will undertake
duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in
maintaining good communication.
You will ensure the
privacy and dignity of patients is met at all times.
You will be adaptable and flexible to working
in various areas of the department or ward as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic standard of education including Maths and English.
- Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment.
Desirable
- NVQ 2 in Care.
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting/Nursing Home.
- Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, and demonstrate excellent communication skills: verbal, listening & written.
-
- Legible handwriting.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality.
- Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding your own boundaries.
- Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of your behaviour and other peoples behaviour.
- Must be flexible with shift patterns and internal rotation.
Desirable
- Basic IT knowledge and skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic standard of education including Maths and English.
- Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment.
Desirable
- NVQ 2 in Care.
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting/Nursing Home.
- Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, and demonstrate excellent communication skills: verbal, listening & written.
-
- Legible handwriting.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality.
- Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding your own boundaries.
- Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of your behaviour and other peoples behaviour.
- Must be flexible with shift patterns and internal rotation.
Desirable
- Basic IT knowledge and skills
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.
