Health Care Support Worker - Stroke Ward 15B

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a role within the Nursing Team to support household tasks and direct care delegated by the Nurse in Charge. You will aid in maintaining high standards of nursing care and help create a safe, patient‑friendly ward environment and assist with patient hygiene, feeding and mobility under therapy guidelines.

You will also be responsible for completing patients' paperwork and ensuring entries in nursing documentation are accurate and

Qualifications

• To work as part of the Nursing Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Nurse in Charge.
• Support qualified Nursing Staff in maintaining high standards of nursing care.
• Assist with hygiene, feeding and mobility per therapy guidelines.
• Complete patients' paperwork such as body-maps and fluid balance charts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing documentation is correct, legible and comprehensive.
• Adhere to Trust Policies and Health and Safety considerations.
• Provide an environment conducive to patient recovery and comfort for patients and families.
• Countersign entries by a registered nurse.

Skills

Direct patient care

Hygiene assistance

Job description

To work as part of the Nursing Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Nurse in Charge. To support the qualified Nursing Staff in the maintenance of high standards of nursing care to patients. To assist in providing an environment within the ward that is conductive to patient recovery and pleasant for patients and their families. To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within the ward which the Nurse in Charge feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake. To ensure where entries are made in nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered nurse. To understand and adhere to all Trust Policies. To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time, To provide the patients with assistance to maintain their hygiene and provide all personal care as required. Assist with feeding and mobilising as per therapy guidelines. To complete patients' individual paperwork, such as body-maps, skin bundles and fluid balance charts.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals. From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme