The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Stretching across Northern, Eastern, and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for delivering care via our core services, which provide care and services for over 615,000 people!
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year, we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression: Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance: Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources, and built-in paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access: Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job responsibilities
What you'll be responsible for:
* Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight.
* Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse.
* Ensuring that the patient is the prime focus when making decisions about their care and wellbeing.
* Assisting patients with compassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living, whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity, and human rights are respected.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* All Care Support Worker roles will be required to provide evidence of completing the Care Certificate or a relevant qualification. Evidence accepted includes:
* Student Nurse with at least 12 weeks of clinical placements.
* Care Certificate from an NHS Organisation.
* QCF Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare Support Services issued after 2011.
* QCF Level 2 or above Diploma in Health & Social Care or Clinical Healthcare Support issued after 2011.
* QCF Level 3 or above Diploma in Healthcare Support or Maternity & Paediatric Support issued after 2011 (for Paediatric & Maternity roles only).
* Degree/Diploma in Nursing and currently not registered with the NMC.
* Currently studying General/Adult Nursing (Student Nurse) with a minimum of 12 weeks' clinical placements completed.
* Minimum of 6 months' Acute HCSW UK hospital or hospice experience within the last 2 years.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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