Healthcare Support Worker

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Surrey is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to provide direct patient care and support a variety of medical teams. Applicants must have at least 6 months of recent NHS experience and a Level 3 qualification. The role offers both full and part-time positions, with shifts including long days and nights. Benefits include a strong pension scheme and career development support. This is an excellent opportunity to make a positive impact on patient experiences.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site Nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Recent experience as a healthcare support worker with the NHS for a minimum of 6 months.
• Successfully achieved the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, supporting hygiene, nutrition, and mobility needs.
• Record and respond to patients' vital signs, identifying changes.
• Maintain cleanliness of the department and assist patients to various departments.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Compassionate nature

Education

Level 3 qualification

Job description

Role Overview

Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs
• Taking and recording patients' vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient's condition
• Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients
• Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, and other competencies related to the specific department
• Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray and theatres
• Keeping the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking supplies
• Training and supporting new and junior team members
• Supporting the registered nursing team in providing high quality pre and post operative care, working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker will involve carrying out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate, incorporating:
• Continence Management
• Nutrition & Hydration
• Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
• Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Safeguarding of adults and children

About the Post

Our vision at Ashford & St Peter's is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.

St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey is now recruiting for Senior HCSW - Band 3 across a variety of adult inpatient areas.

Full time and part time posts will be considered (successful applicants must be able to work a minimum of 23 hours per week), shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.

Essential Criteria

• Recent, continuous experience as a health care support worker employed directly with the NHS for a minimum of 6 months.
• Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.
• Level 3 qualification
• Only candidates that meet the above will be considered for this post.

Successful candidates must also have good communication skills, competent IT skills, a valid right to work document, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature.

About the Trust

Ashford and St. Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics