We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Health Care Support Worker to join our Vascular Team. This is a key role supporting both inpatient and outpatient pathways, working closely with Vascular Surgeons, Vascular and Lymphoedema Clinical Nurse Specialists, Vascular Scientists/Sonographers and the administrative team.
The post holder will support the smooth daily running of consultant-led, nurse-led and vascular scanning clinics. This includes preparing and supporting patients for assessments and procedures, assisting with mobility and transfers, promoting comfort and reassurance, ensuring clinics run efficiently, maintaining stock levels, supporting documentation and providing ward liaison to help facilitate timely patient reviews and discharges.
This is a dynamic and varied role within a high-turnover specialty, where multi-tasking, good communication and a caring approach are essential. You will be supported by an experienced and friendly multidisciplinary team and encouraged to develop skills and confidence within the vascular specialty, with opportunities for further training and progression.
Main duties of the job
Work with a level of autonomy to support the smooth running of vascular clinics, including preparing patients and safely assisting with transfers from bed or wheelchair to examination or scanning couches. Mandatory manual handling training will be provided.
Prepare clinical areas and scanning rooms prior to clinic sessions, ensuring dressings trolleys are stocked, equipment is set up, and consumables are replenished. Maintain stock levels, report equipment faults and organise repairs as required. Act as a link person for allocated responsibility areas as agreed with the line manager.
Learn and support the delivery of clinical tasks such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) measurements, use of intermittent compression devices for lymphoedema management, and removal/reapplication of simple wound dressings and non-compression bandaging.
Support patients to dress and undress for examinations, providing reassurance and promoting dignity at all times. Observe and monitor patients during and after procedures, escalating concerns to the registered team promptly.
Perform routine observations such as blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, weight, height and blood glucose, and accurately record findings. Recognise and report any abnormal observations using NEWS scoring and elevate to the registered nurse or medical team.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Person Specification
Education and Training
* GCSE pass in Maths and English Language or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of working within the NHS
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to work as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary environment
* Ability to act on own initiative within parameters set by service
* Ability to prioritise, organise own workload and to work to set deadlines
* Excellent communication skills with patients, their relatives and colleagues, in person and by telephone, managing any barriers of communication well.
* Ability to work off own initiative, once trained in role, without ignoring own limitations and seeks assistance appropriately.
* Previous wound care experience
* Previous Salisbury hospital IT experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata if part time
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