Health Care Support Worker - Longleat Ward
Health Care Support Worker – Longleat Ward role at HCRG Care Group. This description reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and opportunities for the position.
Overview
The Healthcare Support Worker is an essential member of the multi-disciplinary team providing a high standard of care for patients as well as support and comfort to family members, friends and carers. You will be expected to provide a high level of essential care to meet the needs of patients in the Ward, including helping to maintain personal hygiene, continence, mobility, nutrition and hydration. You will promote rehabilitation, encouraging patients to regain and maintain as much independence as possible. There will also be opportunities to develop additional skills, including monitoring and recording patient observations, ECGs and phlebotomy. We will support successful candidates to complete the Care Certificate while working with us to embed practice and support ongoing development.
Responsibilities
* To implement treatment by following care plan.
* To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
* To undertake the daily care and support of delegated patients.
* Deliver treatment/care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
* Aim to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that the patient receives appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
* Maintain day-to-day care of patients including monitoring.
* Support the taking of medication under the authorisation of the qualified practitioner.
* Maintain good infection control to reduce the risk of healthcare-acquired infections.
* Enable patients to reach their optimum level of independence.
* Support terminally ill patients and their carers/relatives.
* Communicate with individuals about routine and daily activities, including overcoming difficulties (e.g. hearing/language).
* Ensure the needs and wishes of the individual are documented.
* Work within a multi-professional team and undertake specific tasks as delegated.
* Assist registered and junior staff, referring to registered staff when necessary.
* Practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with policy, procedures and regulatory body guidelines.
* Obtain consent for any treatment undertaken.
The Ideal Candidate
* Good general education.
* NVQ Level 3 in health care – or willingness to achieve.
* Experience of working under distanced supervision.
* Experience of supporting other workers.
* Ability to work as a team member and deliver patient-focused care.
* Ability to recognise own limitations.
* Typing/data inputting skills.
* Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids.
* Undertake specific nursing/therapy skills.
* Current full driving license and use of a car during working hours.
* Willing to work in other areas of HCRG Care Group as required.
* Driven to achieve and self-motivated.
* Good time management.
* Food Hygiene certificate or willingness to undertake.
Additional Information
We are open to conversations around flexible working patterns. If you have questions, please contact us. Please note that you will be required to complete a Care Certificate within 3 months of employment. We are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK\'s leading independent providers of community health and care services. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, and we provide facilities and adjustments to be inclusive. We safeguard and protect the children, young people and vulnerable adults we work with through a safer recruitment process including disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We will process and hold information about you in accordance with our privacy policy.
Important: The company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited.
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