Healthcare Support Worker - SDEC | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 - £26,598 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7402256/153-ME04972 |
Summary
The Older Person's Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) is an established service delivering care to suitable older patients.
The main aim of the service is to rapidly assess, diagnose and treat older patients within the same day, improving their patient journey and avoiding inpatient hospital admission where possible.
Please note we can't offer sponsorship for this role.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
SDEC will move to RBH with the acute take transfer, date is to be confirmed.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Working within same day emergency care clinic for older people.
Assisting ACP team and working alongside registered nurse in the delivery of rapid assessment and turn around of older people presenting to the acute hospital.
Main duties include (with training as required) :-
> recording vital signs, ECG's, postural blood pressures, weight of patients
> Venepuncture and cannulation
> Nutrition and fluid intake of patients
> Toileting and personal care
> Portering of patients to different departments for investigations
> Arranging transport
> Working as part of the MDT
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025
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