Job overview
Do you want to join one of the best Stroke Units in the UK? Our Stroke Unit has maintained the ‘A grade’ in the latest Royal College of Physicians’ Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) audit.
Are you looking to step a new career?
Are you caring and good at talking to people?
Do you enjoy working as part of a team?
Do you want to make a difference for stroke patients in Buckinghamshire?
Our stroke service is the designated 24 hour thrombolysis centre for Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire with 15 hyper- acute beds and 27 acute rehabilitation beds. You will be part of a busy multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated in providing individualised, evidence based stroke care management.
With the support of a stroke practice development sister, stroke specialist nurses and the Trust’s education department, we are able to offer a range of education and development opportunities, including in-house training and external courses. Working across hyper-acute, acute and step down areas, you will have the opportunity to continue to progress your professional development, gain specialist knowledge in the care of acute stroke and skills in caring for rehabilitation patients.
Main duties of the job
1. Communicate with patients and their visitors in order to promote their comfort and well-being
2. Communication with other members of the organisation and respond appropriately
3. Assist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
4. Make unoccupied beds and occupied beds.
5. Assist patients out of bed, helping with dressing and undressing as required Wash/bathe patients in bed and in the bathroom.
6. Care of hands and feet of patients in bed.
7. Observe patients’ skin and report any red marks or blemishes to nursing staff in charge.
8. Assist with manual handling and transferring of patients complying with the Trust Moving and Handling policy
9. Under direction of trained nurse, assist with the treatment/management of patients with insect infestations.
10. Report Accidents/incidents to nurse in charge and complete appropriate Trust forms.
11. Chaperone Medical Staff.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
12. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
13. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
14. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
15. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
16. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
17. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
18. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
19. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
20. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
21. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
22. Secondary Education
Desirable criteria
23. NVQ Level 1 or 2
Experience
Desirable criteria
24. Evidence of working in a busy environment
25. Experience in a patient focused environment
26. Previous experience in a healthcare setting
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
27. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multi-disciplinary team patients and carers in English
28. Courteous with patients and others both internal and external
29. Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
Desirable criteria
30. Ability to use a computer
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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