Health Care Support Worker - AMU

Job overview

Team work makes the dream work!!...Come and be part of our team and realise your dream!

We are looking for  enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated, quick thinkers to join our friendly  team to  deliver care to acutely unwell patients.  Our patients are admitted directly from the Emergency Department and our medical team rapidly assess and formulate treatment plans here in AMU. Patients then will move to other wards, to Community Hospitals or go home.

You will be willing to learn/ partake or be experienced in:

• delivering high standards of personal care to patients
• supporting the Registered Nurses to deliver plans of care
• escorting  patients to other wards and departments
• working shifts on rotation of days and nights including weekends.

We will support you to reach your potential by providing in house training and support and a broad range of opportunities are available within the Trust  for the right candidates.

Main duties of the job

• To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.
• To report any concerns to the registered nurse relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area.
• To ensure the registered nurse is regularly updated on patients’ condition and progress.
• To ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order.
• To ensure the environment is clean and tidy.
• To participate with the induction of staff new to the clinical area.
• To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.
• To demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times. •To promote awareness of child protection issues referring to area child protection policy and Trust policy. Attend child protection training in accordance with the policy.
• To promote awareness of adult protection issues referring to the Herefordshire Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures for The Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse. Attend adult protection training sessions in accordance with the policies and procedures.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.