Job overview
This post will provide excellent grounding for any Healthcare Support Worker with a genuine interest Frailty care and its treatments, and could lead to a rewarding future in Scunthorpe general hospital. The post has to offer:
1. You will be based on Ward 16 at SGH
2. To assist and support members of the multi-professional team in order to provide a high standard of patient - cantered care; performing duties without the need for constant direct supervision.
3. Being part of a forward thinking, dynamic, supportive and friendly team
Main duties of the job
4. Assist the nursing team
5. Undertake Personal care on patients and assisting with ADL's
6. Support the families
7. Help with general cleanliness and upkeep of the ward
8. Support the medics with procedures
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
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.
Person specification
education and qualifaction
Essential criteria
9. •Basic literacy/ numeracy skills preferably gained through secondary school education
10. Willingness to undertake training
Desirable criteria
11. NVQ/ QCF Level 2 in a health-related subjec
knoledge and experience
Essential criteria
12. •Detailed understanding of the role of a HCSW
13. •Awareness of what is important to a patient
Desirable criteria
14. •Experience in a care setting
communication
Essential criteria
15. •verbal/written
16. •Be able to work on own initiative
17. •Works well with in a team
18. •Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
19. • To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
20. •Evidence showing clinical and professional development
Desirable criteria
21. •Evidence emotional intelligence
other requirements
Essential criteria
22. •Shows motivation in developing new skills
23. •High level of interpersonal skills
24. •Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
25. •Flexible and reliable
26. •Good time keeper
Desirable criteria
27. •Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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