Job overview
The Royal London Hospital is looking to recruit an Enhance Care Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work in the Enhanced Care nursing team at Royal London Hospital. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers or those new to care.
Individuals that are new to care will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within six months upon successful completion of all required competencies.
We are looking for compassionate and motivated individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a hospital setting. The role involves undertaking a range of delegated clinical and non clinical tasks, such as:
Therapeutic 1:1 Support for patient needing a high level of care, observations and supervision.
Continues, within eyesight or within arm’s length observation to ensure safety and effectiveness.
Support patient who are high risk of self-harm, harm to others or staff due to physical, mental or behaviour health concerns.
1. Patient observations (e.g., monitoring vital signs)
2. Assisting with personal care and mobility
3. Supporting patients’ nutritional and hydration needs
4. Undertaking limited range of delegated duties (e.g. taking blood pressure, recording ECG, MRSA screening)
5. Simple wound dressings
6. Strong teamworking and communication skills are essential to ensure the comfort, wellbeing, and safety of our patients.
An excellent communicator, they have experience of working in a team, to ensure the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our patients.
The postholder will work within the Enhanced Care Nursing Team at the Royal London.
Barts Health has a diverse and busy service that may require staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and may undertake shift work which may include nights and weekends.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral part of the Enhance Care nursing team, actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and provide therapeutic 1:1 support for patient needing a higher level of care, observation and supervision.
Support patient who are risk of self-harm, or harm to others or staff due to physical, mental, or behavioural health concerns. Care include continues, within eyesight or within arm’s length observation to ensure safety and effectiveness
Providing service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse whiles on the wards, and the Enhance Care Team lead. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.
This post attracts individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 2 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent.
8. Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math’s GCSEs or equivalent.)
9. Evidence of ongoing personal development.
Desirable criteria
10. Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical healthcare setting.
12. Experience of dealing with the public.
Skills
Essential criteria
13. Evidence of providing high quality care.
14. To be aware of incident reporting systems and escalation processes.
15. Evidence of effective interpersonal skills.
16. Evidence of good organizational skills.
17. Self-motivated to work under minimal direct supervision.
18. Ability to work as part of a team.
19. Good communication skills, written and verbal.
20. Basic keyboard/ computer skills (e.g. ability to enter patient data onto computer records).
21. Contributes to updating patient records,
22. To always protect and maintain patient confidentiality and follow information governance policies and procedures.
Desirable criteria
23. Prepared to undertake further training to develop the necessary competencies and skills.
24. Depending on specific service arrangements, to supervise and train more junior staff.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
25. Awareness of health and safety at work. e.g: manual handling skills, infection control measures.
26. Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy.
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
27. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
28. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
29. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
30. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
31. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)