Senior Emergency Department Care Assistant

Ashford And St Peter'S Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Borough of Runnymede; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Chertsey is recruiting Band 3 Senior Health Care Support Workers for our busy Adult Emergency Department. The ED serves over 110,000 people each year and operates 24/7 across six sections.

Full-time and part-time posts (minimum of 23 hours) will be considered, with shifts including long days, nights, weekends and public holidays. Applicants should have GCSEs, Care Certificate and strong communication & IT skills, plus a compassionate

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a health care support worker in an acute setting.
• Care Certificate in Acute Care achieved through the NHS or willing to achieve in six months.
• GCSE level or equivalent English and Maths.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs.
• Take and record patients' vital signs and escalate changes in condition.
• Provide one-to-one observation for high-risk or vulnerable patients.
• Undertake ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation where trained, and support training of junior staff.
• Escort patients to departments such as x-ray and manage patient belongings during admissions.

Skills

Direct patient care

Communication skills

IT skills

Compassionate care

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Care Certificate in Acute Care

Job description

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Chertsey is recruiting Band 3 Senior Health Care Support Workers for our busy Adult Emergency Department. The ED serves over 110,000 people each year and operates 24/7 across six sections.

Full-time and part-time posts (minimum of 23 hours) will be considered, with shifts including long days, nights, weekends and public holidays. Applicants should have GCSEs, Care Certificate and strong communication & IT skills, plus a compassionate