Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - Day Surgery

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker for the Day Surgery Unit in Bath. The role supports admission, surgery and discharge, working closely with nurses and healthcare assistants to deliver high-quality patient care.

The ideal candidate will have GCSEs, basic IT skills, and a caring, confidential approach with the ability to work well in a team and handle a varied workload. Right to work in the UK is required; sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Understands the need for strict confidentiality.
• Committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Able to work under own initiative within role boundaries.
• Demonstrates awareness of teamwork importance.

Responsabilités

• Record patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration) and report abnormalities.
• Protect patient privacy and dignity at all times.
• Maintain patient confidentiality of verbal and written information.
• Assist in patient assessments; pass relevant information to the Registered Nurse.
• Provide reassurance to patients and relatives and flag communications to the Nurse in charge.
• Identify and report hazards; help keep a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Assist in keeping equipment clean, maintained and quickly repaired if needed.
• Support nursing staff to manage supplies and stocks.
• Maintain ward cleanliness and adhere to infection control policies.
• Safely obtain, transmit and store information related to care delivery.
• Perform ECGs and phlebotomy as required.

Connaissances

Confidentiality

Caring approach

Prioritise workload

Initiative

Teamwork

Formation

GCSE passes or equivalent

NVQ Level III Care Award

QCF Level 3 (Healthcare)

Description du poste

Job Overview

Please note: We are unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this role. To apply, you must already have an alternative right to work in the UK and will be required to provide accurate information about your current right to work status as part of the recruitment process.

Our Day Surgery Unit is a busy elective surgical area caring for patients undergoing a wide range of day case procedures. We are a friendly and supportive team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers, supporting patients through admission, surgery and discharge. We are looking for a motivated and caring Clinical Healthcare Support Worker who is reliable, enthusiastic and enjoys working as part of a team.

If you are committed to delivering excellent patient care, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level III Care Award – Direct Care or equivalent.
• A Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3. This could be an NVQ, BTEC or equivalent international qualification in healthcare.

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.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Spec - CHSW (PDF, 386.9KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)