Senior Healthcare Support Worker

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and compassionate Gynaecology Team at a leading NHS Trust, where you will support high-quality patient care. As a Senior Healthcare Support Worker, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering direct care and assisting healthcare professionals in a fast-paced environment. This position offers the chance to develop your skills while working closely with a dedicated team, ensuring that patients receive the best possible support during their care journey. If you're proactive, caring, and eager to make a difference in women's health, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support required.
• At least 12 months recent experience in health or social care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct care to patients and support registered practitioners.
• Carry out clinical duties like monitoring vital signs.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Time management

Ability to work in a team

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support

Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Job description

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Job overview

Come and join the Gynaecology Team within Women and Children's division at North Bristol NHS Trust!

We are looking for a positive, proactive and caring support worker to join our fast paced, varied and supportive Gynaecology Team. The Cotswold ward team are dynamic, forward thinking and constantly striving to improve their patients' pathway.

We provide gynaecology care, pregnancy care, and support for baby loss within early pregnancy. We are a 19 bedded ward with an additional day case area and conduct a gynae emergency clinic Monday-Friday.

You will work closely with the team to deliver a compassionate, high-quality, responsive service to meet the needs of women. You will be working closely with Consultants, Specialist Nurses, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

The successful candidate would need to meet the education requirements for this role and currently be working at the Senior Healthcare Support Worker level, having completed the relevant training and clinical competencies required for the role.

Main duties of the job

A Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW) is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.

You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare, or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner, in accordance with the Trust values.

There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs. Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills and skills set specific to your area of work.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

Nursing Care:

• Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
• Duties are delegated to you in line with care plans.
• Not all duties are routine, and you will need to use your knowledge, experience and understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility.
• Carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal/no supervision, including blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate, glucose monitoring, collection and testing of urine samples/faecal samples/sputum samples and wound swabs ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times. NB: this list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on area of work.
• Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff.
• Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies.
• Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain the work environment in line with Trust infection control and patient safety policies.
• Develop the skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
• Promote health education specific to the clinical area and in line with national and local policies.
• Maintain accurate records relating to communication with patients, relatives, and members of the Multidisciplinary team regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a range of appropriate communication skills.
• Ensure equipment and stores are well maintained, taking appropriate action if the equipment is faulty.
• Work effectively as part of a team.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• One of the following: • Level 3 (SCQF – 6): - City and Guilds 3 • NVQ 3 • BTEC National Diploma • Experience equivalent to the above qualifications.
• Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math’s, or equivalent.
• Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker) • Equivalent experience together with Level 2 qualification and working towards Level 3.
• Completion of Senior HCSW training/clinical competencies.
• At least 12 months recent, formal experience of working in a health or social care setting.
• Experience or working in healthcare and ability to demonstrate best practice and act as a role model.
• Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team.
• Good time management skills and prioritising work.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal.
• Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately.
• Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard.
• Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames.
• Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit dependant on clinical need.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting.

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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