Senior Healthcare Support Worker, CAU

Job overview

Our vision at Ashford & St Peter’s is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.

St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey is now recruiting for Senior Health Care Support Workers (Band 3) within the Clinical Assessment Unit.   Full time and part time posts (successful candidates must be able to work a minimum of 23 hours) will be considered, shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.

Candidates applying for this post must possess and be able to demonstrate within the application form the following essential criteria:

• Recent, continuous experience as a health care support worker employed directly with the NHS for a minimum of 6 months.
• Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.
• Level 3 Qualification

Only candidates that meet the above will be considered for this post.

Successful candidates must also have good communication skills, competent IT skills, a valid right to work document, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature, with an ability to work in a fast paced area.

The Trust offers training, including a four-week induction programme and further development opportunities.

Only applications for candidates already based in the UK will be considered and remote interviews will not be possible.

For further information, please contact Kerisa Gallimore-Cole, Ward Manager via email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. The role includes:

• Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs
• Taking and recording patients’ vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient’s condition
• Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients
• Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, and other competencies related to the specific department
• Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray
• Keep the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking equipment
• Training and supporting new and junior team members

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker will involve carrying out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients.  This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate, incorporating:

• Continence Management
• Nutrition & Hydration
• Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
• Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Safeguarding of adults and children.

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