Health Care Support Worker - MRU

Wye Valley NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker for the Macmillan Renton Unit. You will assist clinical teams in providing care for cancer patients. Responsibilities include supporting in breast care procedures and performing phlebotomy. Previous healthcare experience is essential. This role offers a chance to join a dedicated team focused on improving patient care.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Opportunities for staff development

Qualifications

• Previous healthcare experience is essential.
• Ability to work under supervision.
• Completion and maintenance of mandatory learning activities.

Responsibilities

• Support activities in the Macmillan Renton Unit providing cancer care.
• Assist clinicians with nursing and non-nursing duties.
• Ensure timely completion of duties for best patient experience.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of healthcare practices

Ability to assist clinical teams

Education

Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent experience

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker on Macmillan Renton Unit.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of a dedicated team providing cancer care at Hereford County Hospital. As a Healthcare Support Worker in the Macmillan Renton Cancer Unit you will assist clinical teams to provide care and support patients through their cancer journeys.

You will be trained in supporting with breast care procedures, chaperone, performing phlebotomy as an essential skill and any other skills that are required of you as a supporting HCA in MRU.

Previous healthcare experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

To support the activities of the Macmillan Renton Unit (MRU) in the provision of cancer care, e.g. outpatient breast clinic.

To work under the direct/indirect supervision of and in support of the Consultant, registered nurse and or the registered Allied Health Professional carrying out delegated nursing and non-nursing duties to promote patient centred care.

To ensure that all duties required to assist the clinician performing the clinic are completed in a timely manner to ensure the best patients experience possible. To be mindful at all times of the impact on patients of own actions.

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

• Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent experience to vocational qualification level 3.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Understands and complies with HCSW mandatory induction standards and code of conduct.
• Awareness, understanding and compliance of policies and practices e.g. Escort Policy, Prevention and control of infection and Health and Safety. The post holder is therefore able to work within the scope of their practice under direct and indirect supervision by the registered nurse (training will be provided).
• Can demonstrate knowledge of equipment used within the department to support the registered nurse and ensure that they are compatible and in good working order. Will escalate any concerns to a registered nurse.
• Completion and maintenance of statutory & mandatory learning activities.

Experience

• Can demonstrate a range of core skills to competently undertake patient care and other tasks and activities.
• Effective written and verbal communication, literacy, numeracy and IT skills.

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.