Health Care Support Worker - Minor Injuries Unit

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recherche un HCSW pour son unité de blessures mineures, offrant des soins d'urgence de qualité à des patients de tous âges. Le candidat idéal devra posséder des compétences techniques, de préférence en ECG, venepuncture et cannulation, tout en ayant la possibilité de bénéficier d'une formation complémentaire. Ce poste dynamique soutient un service essentiel pour surmonter des défis de santé au sein de la communauté.

Qualifications

• Préférence pour une expérience antérieure dans un service d'urgence ou une expérience équivalente.
• Compétences en soins techniques et physiques requis pour le poste.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des soins d'urgence aux patients avec des blessures mineures.
• Effectuer des traitements de blessures mineures de manière indépendante.
• Travailler avec une équipe de praticiens en soins d'urgence.

Skills

Extended roles

ECG recording

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Emergency care

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Due to the anticipated response to this post it may close before the closing date noted on the advert therefore once you start your application form please complete it immediately.

The role of the stand-alone nurse led Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) is to provide emergency care to minor injury patients from age five and over. The department is staffed solely by Emergency Nurse Practitioners. The HCSW will work alongside this nurse led team to provide a high standard of care to this patient group.

You will competently perform the necessary technical, invasive and physical aspects of patient care. It is preferable that you are competent in extended roles (ECG recording, Venepuncture, Cannulation, as a minimum.) Although, training will also be provided. You will also be required to perform minor injuries treatments independently.

Applicants should preferably have previous experience of working in an Emergency Department or equivalent Acute experience.

The service is open 12 hours per day from 0900-2100, 365 days of the year.

Anyone of any age or condition may self-present. The unit provides a service for over 20,000 patients per year.

Informal Contact: Laura Ann Orr, (Interim) Lead Senior Charge Nurse at [e-mail] or 0141 355 1544.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

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