Nursing Support Worker

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in Cardiff seeks a passionate individual for an outpatient healthcare role. Responsibilities include assisting with patient care, maintaining cleanliness and organization in clinical settings, and ensuring adherence to hygiene protocols. The ideal candidate should possess recent hospital experience or a caring background. Opportunities for training will be provided, ensuring you can contribute effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment. Shift patterns may vary, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Recent hospital experience or experience in a caring background.
• Knowledge of outpatient work would be useful; training and support will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining ward stocks and keep storerooms organized.
• Work within established procedures when delivering care.
• Provide personal care to patients ensuring privacy and dignity.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Reliable

Job description

Responsibilities

• Actively participate as a member of the OPD team and contribute to efficient clinic operation.
• Assist with maintaining ward stocks, keep storerooms organized, maintain cleanliness of equipment and clinical area.
• Plan and prioritize delegated workload.
• Work within established procedures when delivering care under the supervision of a registered healthcare professional.
• Ensure timely preparation of clinics to support clinic operation.
• Provide personal care to patients/clients ensuring privacy, dignity, and security.
• Obtain informed consent prior to providing care, understand actions required if care is declined.
• Record accurate and timely information in appropriate documentation.
• Support the registered healthcare professional in preparation of clinic trolleys for procedures.
• Undertake and record physiological measurements and point-of-care testing.
• Obtain diagnostic samples (urine, faecal, sputum, wound swabs) and venous blood samples while adhering to infection control and local guidance policies.
• Act as a chaperone when appropriate, support and prepare patients during medical interventions or procedures.
• Participate in clinical emergencies, summon assistance and follow local or national guidance.
• Contribute to cleaning, stocking, assembly, dismantling, maintenance and preparation of clinical and non-clinical equipment to maintain a high standard of cleanliness.
• Maintain adequate levels of stock, equipment and materials.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients within outpatient setting under supervision of registered healthcare professional.
• Undertake personal care activities and clinical care duties with minimal support and supervision as delegated.
• Ensure registered healthcare professional is regularly updated on patients/client's condition and progress.
• Ensure working environment is safe and hygienic following infection prevention and control policies and processes.
• Contribute to teaching and supervision of students and junior staff.
• Deliver role in accordance with Health Board/Trust values and Code of Conduct for HCSW's in Wales.

Qualifications

• Recent hospital experience or experience in a caring background.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, plus ability to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge of outpatient work would be useful; training and support will be provided.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, and able to work on ad hoc or rotational basis.

Specialties & Learning Opportunities

• General Medicine, Rheumatology, Respiratory, Gynaecology, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology and Surgery (not exhaustive).

Managing Your Application

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Job Details

• Sites: University Hospital of Wales, University Hospital Llandough.
• Shift: ad hoc or rotational basis; occasionally evening or weekend work may be required.
• Experience: recent hospital experience or caring background.