The Christie NHS FT

Senior Healthcare Support Worker

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Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work as a band 3 within the SACT Outreach team, we deliver treatment at various locations across Manchester providing patients the opportunity to have treatment at home. We are looking for someone to join our dynamic nurse led team and work across the sites and at Oak Road Treatment centre as required delivering a high standard of care

There are two 37.5 hours per week roles, sites are located at St Ann's Little Hulton, New Mills, Dr Kershaw's in Oldham, St Luke's in Winsford, Tameside & Bury.

Main duties of the job

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For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Details

Date posted

07 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-83606-CNS-AA

Job locations

Outreach - E00010

Manchester

M20 4BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical:

Assists with the care of patients by:

- Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursing records. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties.

- Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights.

- Where required, assist nursing staff if they are conducting procedures or investigations.

- Assisting patients in gaining access to, and in the use of, appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care, measuring and recording body waste/fluid balance accurately.

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical:

Assists with the care of patients by:

- Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursing records. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties.

- Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights.

- Where required, assist nursing staff if they are conducting procedures or investigations.

- Assisting patients in gaining access to, and in the use of, appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care, measuring and recording body waste/fluid balance accurately.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Basic literacy and numeracy skills
  • Vocational healthcare qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in an acute care environment, undertaking a range of clinical commitments

Desirable

  • Experience of working in more than one speciality within an acute care environment

SKILLS

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people
  • Able to work using own initiative, following instructions from a Registered Nurse
  • Basic IT skills
  • Phlebotomy skills
  • Phlebotomy skills

Desirable

  • Competent in routine observations and tests
  • Undertake ECG recordings
  • Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers
  • Cannulation experience

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • In-depth understanding of the healthcare support worker role in an outpatient setting
  • Participate in personal development

Desirable

  • Evidence of recent training

VALUES

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

  • Committed to delivering high standards of patient/ customer care
  • Empathetic and caring
  • Professional outlook and positive attitude
  • Honest and trustworthy
  • Available to work flexibly/ weekends/short notice
Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Basic literacy and numeracy skills
  • Vocational healthcare qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in an acute care environment, undertaking a range of clinical commitments

Desirable

  • Experience of working in more than one speciality within an acute care environment

SKILLS

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people
  • Able to work using own initiative, following instructions from a Registered Nurse
  • Basic IT skills
  • Phlebotomy skills
  • Phlebotomy skills

Desirable

  • Competent in routine observations and tests
  • Undertake ECG recordings
  • Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers
  • Cannulation experience

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • In-depth understanding of the healthcare support worker role in an outpatient setting
  • Participate in personal development

Desirable

  • Evidence of recent training

VALUES

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

  • Committed to delivering high standards of patient/ customer care
  • Empathetic and caring
  • Professional outlook and positive attitude
  • Honest and trustworthy
  • Available to work flexibly/ weekends/short notice

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Outreach - E00010

Manchester

M20 4BX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Outreach - E00010

Manchester

M20 4BX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Anne-Marie Bradburn

Anne-Marie.Bradburn@nhs.net

01619187657

Details

Date posted

07 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-83606-CNS-AA

Job locations

Outreach - E00010

Manchester

M20 4BX


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