Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Chemotherapy Day Unit
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 pa / pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8ED |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6204231/387-SPS-3812-HN |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) Day unit delivers a wide range of Cancer treatments within our dynamic nurse led service.We care for and deliver treatments to patients with solid tumours and haematological disorders. The Senior Health Care Support Worker is responsible for providing care and therapy to patients, supporting the nursing staff in delivering hands on care to patients undergoing this wide range of treatments. Whilst you will need to be an experienced nursing assistant, full training is provided in specialist skills such as PICC line care and phlebotomy.
Our Senior Healthcare Support Workers also assist with co-ordination in the unit and planning ahead for the following day. This element role requires basic IT skills, problem-solving and liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
You will need to have excellent organisational skills, whilst also communicating effectively with patients and the wider team of nurses, pharmacists and administrative staff.
This is post will require the post holder to rotate between a Clinical and Co-ordination role with shift patterns 8am -6pm (at CDU, BHOC) and 08:30-16:30 (at Satellite sites at South Bristol Community Hospital and/or Concorde Medical Centre) over 4 shifts/ week, Mon to Fri and some Bank Holidays. The Senior Healthcare Support Worker is a member of the direct care team who supports practitioners to meet patient needs.
Full-time & part-time will be considered.
A Senior Healthcare Support Worker will be expected to undertake a range of duties under the direction of and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a Registered Nurse.
Practice safe standards or care following UH Bristol and Weston guidelines and policies and within the scope of the Senior Healthcare Support Worker role.
Participate in patient assessment (under the direction of and after appropriate delegation from the Registered Nurse), to deliver high standards of care.
Practice role and area specific competencies as identified by the Healthcare Support Worker and Competency Framework and clinical ward/area, such as PICC line care, phlebotomy, scalp cooling.
Follow individual patient care plans, and report any changes immediately to the Registered Nurse
Maintain clear, concise patient records and documentation adhering to national standards and Trust policies and procedures.
Obtain informed consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
Provide information to other members of the Multi-disciplinary team on the care provided.
Undertake safe transfer/escort of patients between settings after appropriate training and delegation from the Registered Nurse.
Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
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.
Please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. The job description will outline the person specifications and full main duties of the job.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024
The Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) Day unit delivers a wide range of Cancer treatments within our dynamic nurse led service.We care for and deliver treatments to patients with solid tumours and haematological disorders. The Senior Health Care Support Worker is responsible for providing care and therapy to patients, supporting the nursing staff in delivering hands on care to patients undergoing this wide range of treatments. Whilst you will need to be an experienced nursing assistant, full training is provided in specialist skills such as PICC line care and phlebotomy.
Our Senior Healthcare Support Workers also assist with co-ordination in the unit and planning ahead for the following day. This element role requires basic IT skills, problem-solving and liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
You will need to have excellent organisational skills, whilst also communicating effectively with patients and the wider team of nurses, pharmacists and administrative staff.
This is post will require the post holder to rotate between a Clinical and Co-ordination role with shift patterns 8am -6pm (at CDU, BHOC) and 08:30-16:30 (at Satellite sites at South Bristol Community Hospital and/or Concorde Medical Centre) over 4 shifts/ week, Mon to Fri and some Bank Holidays. The Senior Healthcare Support Worker is a member of the direct care team who supports practitioners to meet patient needs.
Full-time & part-time will be considered.
A Senior Healthcare Support Worker will be expected to undertake a range of duties under the direction of and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a Registered Nurse.
Practice safe standards or care following UH Bristol and Weston guidelines and policies and within the scope of the Senior Healthcare Support Worker role.
Participate in patient assessment (under the direction of and after appropriate delegation from the Registered Nurse), to deliver high standards of care.
Practice role and area specific competencies as identified by the Healthcare Support Worker and Competency Framework and clinical ward/area, such as PICC line care, phlebotomy, scalp cooling.
Follow individual patient care plans, and report any changes immediately to the Registered Nurse
Maintain clear, concise patient records and documentation adhering to national standards and Trust policies and procedures.
Obtain informed consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
Provide information to other members of the Multi-disciplinary team on the care provided.
Undertake safe transfer/escort of patients between settings after appropriate training and delegation from the Registered Nurse.
Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
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.
Please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. The job description will outline the person specifications and full main duties of the job.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024
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