Healthcare Support Worker | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 per Annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6204963/387-HCSW-APR-BRSA |
Summary
Working as a Health Care Support Worker (Band 2) at UHBW, one of the largest acute NHS trusts in the South West is an immensely rewarding job which makes a real difference to patients’ lives. You will be working alongside a registered Nurse to provide basic nursing care for adult patients.
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You will need to be an excellent team player and have a passion for high quality, patient centred care. Working at an acute NHS Trust is challenging and you will need to be able to adapt and change according to the demands of the role.
Previous experience in a HCSW role is desirable (ideally in an acute setting) for a Band 2 Health Care Support role. For candidates new to Healthcare, we offer a Band 2 “new to care” HCSW role.
When you start with us, you will be offered supernumerary period to provide you with all the support you need to get you off to a flying start.
If you are keen to progress to a Senior Healthcare Support Worker role in the future, this is the place to work! We are actively supporting career development and progression.
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker on the adult inpatient wards at Weston General Hospital, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be supported and supervised by a Registered Nurse, Nursing Associate or Senior HCSW.
You will be:
• Helping your patients with daily living tasks, including such washing and going to the toilet (hygiene & continence) or helping with their meals (nutrition).
• Helping with mobility needs and providing pressure area care.
• Providing emotional support to patients and their families.
• Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk due to clinical condition.
• Ensuring that the ward environment is clean and safe preventing infection and falls.
• Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Apr 2024
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