Healthcare Support Worker - Newton Abbot Hospital

Buy A Boat Now; Highweek; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated professional to provide patient care within a community setting. Responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, undertaking clinical tasks, and collaborating with colleagues. The role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career development and a healthy work-life balance, alongside benefits like an NHS Pension Scheme and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Childcare support

Staff discounts

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Competently undertake clinical tasks such as cannulation and venepuncture.
• Support and collaborate with healthcare colleagues.
• Participate in discussions that benefit patients and the team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and quality of care for designated patients.
• Follow Trust protocols to maintain departmental safety.
• Assist in the development of service as part of the team.

Skills

Clinical task competence

Ability to interpret vital signs

Effective communication skills

Job description

Overview

Teign Ward is a 30 bedded in patient ward within Newton Abbot community Hospital providing care, rehabilitation and end of life care to patients following an acute illness and treatment in the acute hospital or admitted directly via their own GP.

One of the most rewarding aspects of the role is getting to know some of the patients over a long period of time. You get to be part of a treatment plan bespoke to them and sometimes part of their return to a level of life-enhancing functionality. With specialist treatments, the department also plays a huge part in preventing hospital admissions.

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 focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and peoples 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

To learn more about this role please see our combined job description and person specification, and for an informal chat please contact Ward Manager Lucy Brewer.

Responsibilities

• Working clinically 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
• 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 Unit as a whole
• Working under guidance and in conjunction with the senior nursing team and the Matron
• Following the Trusts Policies and Protocols to ensure the safety of the department
• Adhere to Trust protocols and procedures
• Follow trust protocols and maintain standards
• Competent use of Equipment. Training and supporting others
• Participating in developing a career plan
• Follow TSDHCFT Policies and use correct agreed documentations
• Developing and supporting yourself and others
• Assisting with managing care of all patients on the unit, alongside colleagues
• Develop and participate in discussions and projects that benefit the team, the patients and the Unit as a whole
• Adhere to the overall goal of ensuring safety and quality in line with department standards

Benefits and Working Environment

• The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance; the package includes more than pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Childcare at our day nursery
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year plus bank/public holidays
• Staff Discounts
• Career development and training opportunities
• Employee Support - 24-hour helpline

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Unfortunately, this post is not eligible for sponsorship.

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