Health Care Support Worker - AMU

Wye Valley NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking motivated individuals to support care for acutely unwell patients. The role includes assisting registered nurses, maintaining clinical cleanliness, and effectively communicating patient conditions. Candidates should possess GCSEs in Maths and English and ideally have a diploma in Health & Social Care. The position offers opportunities for growth within a progressive trust and values teamwork and ongoing training.

Benefits

In-house training

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in English.
• Demonstrate knowledge of administrative tasks and roles within a clinical setting.
• Willingness to undertake functional skills qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist registered nurses in delivering patient care.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the clinical area.
• Communicate patient conditions to registered nurses.

Skills

Effective communication in English

Knowledge of clinical roles

Organizational skills

Education

Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or equivalent

Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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 personalcare 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

oTo assist the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.

oTo report any concerns to the registered nurse relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area.

oTo ensure the registered nurse is regularly updated on patients' condition and progress.

oTo ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order.

oTo ensure the environment is clean and tidy.

oTo participate with the induction of staff new to the clinical area.

oTo 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.

oTo demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.

oTo maintain confidentiality at all times. oTo promote awareness of child protection issues referring to area child protection policy and Trust policy. Attend child protection training in accordance with the policy.

oTo 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.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."\

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications
• Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications
• Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
• Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing
• Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting
• Knowledge of administrative and demonstrable organisation skills

Experience

• Working with people
• Previous experience in care environment

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.