Job summary
Healthcare Support Worker Band 2 to 3 development role
Salary: £24,465 per annum
Work Location: St Mary's Hosp (IOW), Parkhurst Road,
Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
Hours per week: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (will
consider part time, minimum 23 hours)
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Were
looking for a motivated, patient focused Healthcare Support Worker to join our
dynamic team. This role is designed to offer growth, challenge, and the
opportunity to make a real impact.
We are offering the chance to develop you from a band 2 to a
band 3 Healthcare Support Worker at 6 months of your appointment into the
organisation. Whether you're looking to build on your existing skills or step
into a leadership role, were committed to supporting your development and
career progression.
You will start your career with us by taking part in our
full-time two-week induction programme, designed to support you in finding your
feet within our organisation, and enable you to feel part of the team. The
induction program leads to the Care Certificate.
The HCSW role includes a variety of working patterns which
attract shift allowances.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Under the supervision of registered healthcare
professionals, you will be assisting the team with the provision of clinical
care for a defined group of patients. In addition, you will take all possible
steps to safeguard the welfare, safety and security of patients, visitors, and
staff.
- Supporting patients with personal care, including
maintaining hygiene this will involve working with bodily fluids and waste.
- Providing physical comfort for patients, whilst ensuring
their privacy and dignity is always maintained.
- Washing and dressing patients and helping them to safely
move around.
- Serving meals and providing support with eating and
drinking.
- Helping maintain a clean and comfortable environment,
including making beds and supporting infection control measures.
- Observing and monitoring patient condition and reporting any
changes to senior staff.
- Recording information to patient administration systems and
assist with other administrative duties.
About us
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We
hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our
hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it
right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Isle
of Wight NHS Trust.
Isle of Wight is a tourist destination for many on the south
coast. Whether your passion is the outdoors, with beaches, sailing, kite
surfing, and hiking on our doorstep, or culture the Isle of Wight has something
for everyone. If you enjoy beautiful countryside and beaches that span a 70
mile coastline, coupled with a rich history of multiple architectures then this
could be your perfect location.
If retail therapy is more likely to float your boat,
discount designer-label shopping then a short trip across the Solent to
Gunwharf Quays attracts shoppers from far and wide. If you like to travel and
explore, ferries from Portsmouth sail to the Channel Islands, France and Spain
and cruise ships depart from nearby Southampton to the Mediterranean, Baltic
and Nordic seas. Southampton airport is less than 25 miles away, serving
destinations across the British Isles and Europe.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is part of the
multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients. To achieve this, the HCSW
will assist in the provision of high standard individualised care, under the
supervision of the registered nurse/ practitioner and another registered
practitioner.
A Healthcare Support Worker
- Undertakes personal care duties and provides support to
patients with toileting, bathing, dressing, eating and drinking.
- Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in the
hospital, contributing to the assessment of care needs while providing
emotional and practical support to patients and their relatives as appropriate.
- Undertakes, records and reports patient observations and
changes to patient clinical conditions when delegated.
- Supervises, trains, and assesses junior HCSW in same area.
Communication and Relationships:
-
Will communicate on a regular basis with the
patients, their relatives and colleagues in a caring, compassionate and
professional manner.
-
Use a range of skills to ensure patient
understanding e.g., if a patient has a physical impairment, mental health
condition or learning disabilities.
-
Promote and develop good relationships with
patients, staff and visitors.
Knowledge, Training and Experience:
-
Will achieve the Care Certificate, Knowledge and
Behaviour Framework (KBF) and a range of routine work procedures and
competencies.
-
Knowledge of legislation related to practice.
-
Attend short courses to undertake patient and
clinical care duties.
-
Completion of Core Competencies with equivalent
relevant experience as required by your work area.
Assessment skills
-
Assess and escalates concerns regarding a
patients condition identified through observations or test results, to
determine when it is appropriate to refer these concerns to a registered nurse
or practitioner.
-
Assess comfort of patients
-
Commence emergency procedures when required as
per the Trust training.
Planning and Organisational Skills
-
Able to organise own day to day work tasks or
activities under delegation and supervision of Registered Practitioner.
-
Able to manage competing demands on time.
Physical skills
-
Has Physical ability to undertake the demands of
the role.
-
Able to operate objects, fine tools and
materials.
-
Have good hand-eye coordination when using test
equipment, for example, blood glucose monitors.
Responsibilities to the Patient
-
Follow Clinical care plans and work under
Registered Practitioner.
-
Assist patients with activities of daily living,
this includes fundamentals of care including the feeding, bathing, toileting
and repositioning of the patients.
-
Undertakes a limited range of delegated clinical
care duties relevant to the work area and provide feedback to a registered
nurse/professional
Please see attached Job description for additional
information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is part of the
multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients. To achieve this, the HCSW
will assist in the provision of high standard individualised care, under the
supervision of the registered nurse/ practitioner and another registered
practitioner.
A Healthcare Support Worker
- Undertakes personal care duties and provides support to
patients with toileting, bathing, dressing, eating and drinking.
- Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in the
hospital, contributing to the assessment of care needs while providing
emotional and practical support to patients and their relatives as appropriate.
- Undertakes, records and reports patient observations and
changes to patient clinical conditions when delegated.
- Supervises, trains, and assesses junior HCSW in same area.
Communication and Relationships:
-
Will communicate on a regular basis with the
patients, their relatives and colleagues in a caring, compassionate and
professional manner.
-
Use a range of skills to ensure patient
understanding e.g., if a patient has a physical impairment, mental health
condition or learning disabilities.
-
Promote and develop good relationships with
patients, staff and visitors.
Knowledge, Training and Experience:
-
Will achieve the Care Certificate, Knowledge and
Behaviour Framework (KBF) and a range of routine work procedures and
competencies.
-
Knowledge of legislation related to practice.
-
Attend short courses to undertake patient and
clinical care duties.
-
Completion of Core Competencies with equivalent
relevant experience as required by your work area.
Assessment skills
-
Assess and escalates concerns regarding a
patients condition identified through observations or test results, to
determine when it is appropriate to refer these concerns to a registered nurse
or practitioner.
-
Assess comfort of patients
-
Commence emergency procedures when required as
per the Trust training.
Planning and Organisational Skills
-
Able to organise own day to day work tasks or
activities under delegation and supervision of Registered Practitioner.
-
Able to manage competing demands on time.
Physical skills
-
Has Physical ability to undertake the demands of
the role.
-
Able to operate objects, fine tools and
materials.
-
Have good hand-eye coordination when using test
equipment, for example, blood glucose monitors.
Responsibilities to the Patient
-
Follow Clinical care plans and work under
Registered Practitioner.
-
Assist patients with activities of daily living,
this includes fundamentals of care including the feeding, bathing, toileting
and repositioning of the patients.
-
Undertakes a limited range of delegated clinical
care duties relevant to the work area and provide feedback to a registered
nurse/professional
Please see attached Job description for additional
information.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment.
- Understands and complies with HCSW mandatory induction and code of conduct.
- Completion and maintenance of statutory & mandatory learning activities.
- Ability to deal with a range of difficult situations.
- Awareness, understanding and compliance of policies and practices e.g. Escort Policy, Infection Prevention and Control and Health and Safety. This post holder is therefore able to work within the scope of their practice under direct and indirect supervision by a registered nurse (training will be provided).
- Can demonstrate knowledge of equipment used within the department to support the registered nurse and ensure that they are compatible and in good working order. Will escalate any concerns to registered nurse or appropriate professional.
- Can demonstrate a range of core skills to competently undertake personal care for patients and related tasks and activities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills/literacy/numeracy skills, including basic computer literacy, record keeping and time management.
- Teamwork, taking the initiative, multitasking, adaptability, organisational skills and emotional intelligence.
- Good observation skills and recognition of the importance of reporting.
Qualifications
Essential
- English and Maths qualification at GCSE/Functional Skills at level 1 (or an internationally recognised equivalent).
- Completed Care Certificate or ability to complete within 3 months of appointment (Pro rata for part time employee).
- Complete Knowledge and Behaviour Framework within 6 months of appointment.
Desirable
- Level 2 qualification in a Health-related subject or equivalent in a relevant area gained through experience, on the job training, short courses and completion of work-based competencies.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in acute hospital setting, community setting or nursing home.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment.
- Understands and complies with HCSW mandatory induction and code of conduct.
- Completion and maintenance of statutory & mandatory learning activities.
- Ability to deal with a range of difficult situations.
- Awareness, understanding and compliance of policies and practices e.g. Escort Policy, Infection Prevention and Control and Health and Safety. This post holder is therefore able to work within the scope of their practice under direct and indirect supervision by a registered nurse (training will be provided).
- Can demonstrate knowledge of equipment used within the department to support the registered nurse and ensure that they are compatible and in good working order. Will escalate any concerns to registered nurse or appropriate professional.
- Can demonstrate a range of core skills to competently undertake personal care for patients and related tasks and activities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills/literacy/numeracy skills, including basic computer literacy, record keeping and time management.
- Teamwork, taking the initiative, multitasking, adaptability, organisational skills and emotional intelligence.
- Good observation skills and recognition of the importance of reporting.
Qualifications
Essential
- English and Maths qualification at GCSE/Functional Skills at level 1 (or an internationally recognised equivalent).
- Completed Care Certificate or ability to complete within 3 months of appointment (Pro rata for part time employee).
- Complete Knowledge and Behaviour Framework within 6 months of appointment.
Desirable
- Level 2 qualification in a Health-related subject or equivalent in a relevant area gained through experience, on the job training, short courses and completion of work-based competencies.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in acute hospital setting, community setting or nursing home.
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.
