Healthcare Support Worker

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Paignton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Childcare at day nursery

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Staff Discounts

Career development and training

Employee Support - 24-hour helpline

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in Paignton/Brixham seeks an adaptable healthcare support role to assist clinicians and patients across sites. You will perform diagnostic tasks, support clinics, and complete essential paperwork as part of a dynamic nursing team.

The role offers in-house and external development opportunities, regular supervision, and a commitment to care quality within an integrated, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must have Level 3 qualification or equivalent, and be willing to enrol on NVQ Level 3.
• Experience in a healthcare environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work across Paignton and Brixham sites to ensure safe, quality care for patients under indirect supervision.
• Cannulation and Venepuncture; conduct ECGs; prepare equipment for clinics.
• Decontaminate equipment per guidelines; support patients as a chaperone during procedures.
• Take and interpret vital signs; refer to Adult/Child Safeguarding as needed.
• Support colleagues during shifts; liaise with the MDT to maintain safety.
• Help develop the service with the wider team; engage in discussions/projects.
• Work under guidance with the senior nursing team and Matron; follow Trust policies.

Skills

Cannulation

Venepuncture

ECG

Vital signs

Chaperone

Equipment prep

Decontamination

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

This is a exciting opportunity to work across sites in a interesting and varied role. The Outpatient’s Department is responsible for providing support for various clinics that attend the Department. You will be working alongside clinicians in providing support to patients and consultants attending the department. The role has a a varied shift pattern in order to provide support to the clinics to provide diagnostic tests, including blood sampling, simple procedures and consultations, along with the relevant paperwork.

When not attending clinics you will work within the Nursing and HCSW team at Brixham Hospital within the Inpatient services. Brixham Hospital Ward is a 20 bedded rehab unit, where you will attend to care needs of the patients whilst working within the dynamic nursing team.

In your role, you will be supported with your development needs both from in house training and also from external courses whilst having regular supervision and appraisal to ensure you are helped to reach your maximum potential and development.

Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focused on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths and encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team. #CareToJoinUsTSD

• Working clinically across Paignton and Brixham sites to ensure the safety and quality of the care given to your designated patients, under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse/practitioner


• Undertaking the following, but not restricted to, clinical tasks competently and efficiently:


• Cannulation and Venepuncture


• Conducting ECG’s


• Preparation of equipment for various clinics


• Decontamination of equipment within specific guidelines following procedures


• Provide support to patients as a chaperone during personal and invasive procedures


• Competently taking and interpreting Vital signs on adults


• Able to make appropriate referrals to Adult and Child Safeguarding teams


• Supporting and working with colleagues during the shift


• Liaising with the wider MDT to maintain safety


• Helping to facilitate the development of the service as part of the wider team


• To participate in discussions and projects that will benefit the team, the patients and the ward as a whole


• Working under guidance and in conjunction with the senior nursing team and the Matron


• Following the Trust’s Policies and Protocols to ensure the safety of the department

We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues.

The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.

Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• NHS Pension Scheme


• Childcare at our day nursery


• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays


• Staff Discounts


• Career development and training opportunities


• Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline

If you do not currently hold a Level 3 qualification, you must have an equivalent qualification or level of experience and be willing to enrol on and complete the NVQ Level 3 qualification as part of your employment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Doggett Job title: Deputy Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01803881399