Job overview
The Healthcare Support Worker will assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care to patients within the clinical area.
The post holder will work under indirect supervision of the registered nurse and will undertake tasks and duties delegated to them, which are within the scope of this job description. They will work collaboratively within the clinical area to meet the needs of patients and their families, following Group policies and procedures.
The Healthcare Support Worker is a valued member of the multidisciplinary team promoting safe and quality care at all times.
Main duties of the job
The role is primarily to support the registered nurse to deliver safe, high quality patient care by undertaking essential hygiene tasks, pressure area care, support to patients with nutrition, hydration, mobility, incorporating prevention of falls and toileting.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Healthcare Support Worker will assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care to patients within the clinical area.
The post holder will work under indirect supervision of the registered nurse and will undertake tasks and duties delegated to them, which are within the scope of this job description. They will work collaboratively within the clinical area to meet the needs of patients and their families, following Group policies and procedures.
The role is primarily to support the registered nurse to deliver safe, high quality patient care by undertaking essential hygiene tasks, pressure area care, support to patients with nutrition, hydration, mobility, incorporating prevention of falls and toileting.
The Healthcare Support Worker is a valued member of the multidisciplinary team promoting safe and quality care at all times.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
1. previous care experience
Desirable criteria
2. care certificates
3. good standard of secondry education to GCSE level or equivalent
essential
Essential criteria
4. venipuncture
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