Senior Healthcare Support Worker: Leading Patient Care

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to support Registered Nurses in delivering safe, compassionate care across the clinical area. You will operate under supervision and gain training to perform delegated tasks within the scope of the job description.

Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team, you will help with personal care, nutrition, observation, and documentation while maintaining privacy, dignity, and a patient-centred

Qualifications

• To maintain the highest possible standards of compassionate and professional patient centered care with particular attention to privacy and dignity.
• Assist patients with personal care, hygiene and sanitary needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
• Assist in meeting patients' nutritional needs, including non-oral nutritional and fluid intake. Ensure that patients who require assistance at mealtimes have an appropriately coloured tray to identify they need help and are assisted with eating and drinking.
• Where identified in the plan of care, ensure that food and fluid intake and output are accurately documented on appropriate patient charts.
• Assist in skin and pressure area care to prevent pressure ulcers developing. Under the supervision of registered nurses, ensure patients are helped to move position to prevent discomfort and / or pressure ulcers developing.
• Assist patients with safe mobilisation according to their plan of care and where appropriate seek help from other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Utilise appropriate moving and handling equipment to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves.
• Assist in supporting rehabilitation and therapeutic activities for patients as appropriate.
• Assist registered nursing staff in the taking and recording of vital signs as per the patient's plan of care.
• Communicate any changes in the patient's condition to the nurse / midwife in charge.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care, hygiene and sanitary needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
• Assist in meeting patients' nutritional needs, including non-oral nutrition and fluids.
• Document food, fluid intake and output on patient charts as part of the plan of care.
• Support skin and pressure area care to prevent ulcers and assist in safe repositioning.
• Assist in safe mobilisation according to the care plan and seek help from the multidisciplinary team as needed.
• Use moving and handling equipment to reduce injury risk to patients and staff.
• Support rehabilitation and therapeutic activities for patients as appropriate.
• Take and record vital signs as per the plan of care.
• Report any changes in patient condition to the nurse or midwife in charge.

Job description

The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to support Registered Nurses in delivering safe, compassionate care across the clinical area. You will operate under supervision and gain training to perform delegated tasks within the scope of the job description.

Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team, you will help with personal care, nutrition, observation, and documentation while maintaining privacy, dignity, and a patient-centred