Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - Combe Ward

Job summary

Combe Ward is a 26 bedded, mixed gender general medical ward for the care of older people and provides a dementia friendly environment. We have a spacious day room for use by our patients and their relatives.

The post will be a permanent full time/part time (negotiable) WTE.

You will be encouraged and helped with your continued professional development and supported with your ongoing development.

If successful you will be expected to care for patients with a variety of medical conditions, whilst working alongside the wider multi disciplinary team.

Although The advert for the HCA position is for Combe Ward it is possible that we are able to offer employment in other departments if not successful at interview for combe. This will be disscussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker you will be a core member of the team deliveringpersonal care, both clinical and non-clinical, to patients. You'll also be key in supporting patients with their own self-care and independence.

You'll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on the ward you are based. Your daily duties will be varied to include:

• Delivering personal care such as helping patients get up, washed and dressed, taking patients to the toilet, helping at meal times
• Contribute to patient assessments such as blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature
• Recording your actions accurately in patient notes.

Our hospital is a 24 hour service as our patients need care and attention around the clock, therefore we work on a shift basis and you are likely to be given early, late, twilight and night shifts, so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the very best care.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.