Clinical Healthcare Support Worker

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker for the Robin Smith Ward. This role involves providing patient-centered care, supporting nurses, and ensuring a safe environment for patients. Ideal candidates should have a caring attitude, strong work ethic, and be team players. Training will be provided for specific tasks, making this position suitable for those new to healthcare.

Benefits

Comprehensive staff wellbeing program

Opportunities for career development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Basic IT skills.
• Experience of working as a health care assistant in a hospital or outpatient setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Record patient’s vital signs and report abnormalities.
• Promote and maintain patient privacy and dignity.
• Contribute to patient assessments and ensure communication with the Registered Nurse.

Skills

Confidentiality

Caring approach

Work prioritization

Initiative

Teamwork

Education

Basic school education with GCSE passes or equivalent

NVQ Level III Care Award – Direct Care or equivalent

Job description

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Job Overview

Robin Smith Ward is a 28 bedded surgical ward, caring for both elective and emergency patients, as well as ITU step down patients. We work with multiple specialties including, Colorectal, Upper GI, Urology, Gynaecology, Max fax, ENT, with a special interest in Enhanced Recovery.

We are a vibrant team, which thrives on team work, to help us provide patient centred post-operative care. We are friendly, hardworking and supportive, and are always looking for new ways to help develop our staff.

The role is an opportunity to work as part of an experienced team. You will work alongside highly experienced Nurses and HealthCare professionals, and will provide you with the support you need whilst you settle into your new position.

We are looking for a dynamic Clinical Healthcare Support Worker to join the Robin Smith team, experience is desirable but not essential. On Robin Smith we value a strong work ethic, dependability, and a positive attitude.

If you are committed to the delivery of excellence in clinical care and are a highly motivated team player, then we would be really pleased to hear from you.

For an informal visit or discussion about the role, please contact Sister Sam Rye on 01225-824402.

Main duties of the job

Under direction, to undertake additional duties when trained and competent as follows: (examples)

Accurately record patient’s vital signs, e.g. temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. Recognise and report abnormalities.

Promote and maintain patient privacy and dignity.

Ensure that patient confidentiality is respected at all times, including verbal and written information.

Contribute to patient assessments, making sure that any information provided by the patient which is relevant to their care is handed on to the Registered Nurse.

Provide support and reassurance to patients and others at times of loss or distress, ensuring that the Registered Nurse in charge is aware of any communication that has taken place.

Help to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff, reporting any hazards, which might endanger others to the Nurse in charge and/or where applicable take appropriate action to remove these.

Assist the Registered Nurse team to ensure that equipment is kept clean, well maintained and ready for use, and that broken items are sent promptly for repair in accordance with local procedures.

Assist the nursing team to ensure that supplies/stocks are maintained.

Assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness and adhere to Infection Control Policy at all times.

To safely obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of a care service.

Perform ECG's and phlebotomy

Working for our organisation

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 wellbeing, 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 wellbeing. 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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Basic school education with GCSE passes or equivalent.
• Basic IT skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level III Care Award – Direct Care or equivalent.
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Understands the need for strict confidentiality.
• Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
• Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working as a health care assistant in hospital or outpatient setting
  
  

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Spec - CHSW (PDF, 386.9KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sam Rye Job title Senior Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225824402

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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