Overview
As a HCSW, you will be a valuable support to our Clinical teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different & working alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks & assisting with care to support the needs of patients & their families.
Responsibilities
* General & clinical observations (may be referred to as vital signs) of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff
* Recording of blood pressure, pulse, temperature & respiration rate
* Oxygen saturation monitoring using saturation monitor
* Washing & dressing patients
* Serving meals & feeding patients
* Helping patients to move
* Making beds
* Talking to patients & families
* Monitoring patient condition
* Skills & personal attributes needed: caring, kind, cheerful & friendly; keen to support patients with personal needs including washing & toileting; happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative; good listening and communication skills; be well organised
Qualifications & Experience
NVQ Level 2/3 in healthcare gained by working in a vocational capacity or evidence of relevant equivalent experience. Care Certificate gained by working in a vocational capacity (we will not accept an online care certificate).
What we’re looking for
Do you want to make a difference to people's lives? We are looking for individuals with experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. We have opportunities at Samuel Johnson, Lichfield and Sir Robert Peel, Tamworth. You must be able to work the full internal rotation, which includes long days, nights, weekdays and weekends. There may be occasions where you are required to work across the community hospital sites, specifically the wards at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital and Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital. However, if you are successful at recruitment, you will be allocated a base ward on one of these sites.
About UHDB
UHDB is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce. As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
What we offer
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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