Job overview PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY An exciting opportunity for a healthcare assistant with knowledge of respiratory illness to join the home ventilation team here in Plymouth. We need a dynamic, forward-thinking individual to help support the clinical team, doing home visits, assisting in clinics and on in-patient wards. The post is clinical and some administrative and support work. There will be scope for development and time for reflection. A Full Driving Licence is essential Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘ Priority ’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification. Advert A Senior Health Care Support Worker (SHCSW) is part of the multidisciplinary team delivering direct care to patients and supporting Registered Practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan. You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare, or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the Registered Practitioner, in accordance with the Trust values. There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs. Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills for a Band 3 HCSW in your area of work. You will also be supported to obtain a Care Certificate if not already achieved. As the post holder you will provide clinical and administrative support to the home ventilation & oxygen team. You will work in variety of settings: inpatient, outpatient and the community setting. At times therefore you will be a lone worker and will work without direct supervision. 2. Working for our organisation We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Review/download ventilator uploads to web-based platforms reporting concerns to registered professionals 3. Assess patients for the correct interface and educate patients with regards, fitting, maintenance and hygiene. 4. Set up patients on non-invasive ventilation under the guidance of registered professionals. 5. Support patients when adapting to using ventilators, cough assists, etc. to facilitate optimisation of patients. 6. Provide/assist with direct care of a patient with ventilatory failure and sleep disordered breathing as appropriate. 7. Undertake training sessions for patients, relatives and carers in the use of home ventilation, oxygen, suction, cough assist, etc 8. Undertake diagnostic testing including capnography, oximetry and spirometry; this will include the downloading of devices. Reporting results to clinicians. 9. Undertake phlebotomy and ECG recording. Undertake ambulatory oxygen test, reporting results to clinicians. 1 Make changes remotely and in situ to non-complex patient’s ventilator as directed by the registered staff. 1 To replace and supply ventilation disposables providing patients with supplies as required, this will include ensuring adequate stocks of ventilators and disposables. To ensure all service users have ventilators and other equipment that are serviced in a timely fashion. 1 To set ventilators and other kit as per instruction from registered professionals and where required deliver these to patients and ensure that they are working appropriately for that patient 1 To implement changes remotely or face to face to management plans in non-complex home ventilation and oxygen patients as directed by the Registered professionals 1 To ensure that kit is clean, serviced, charged and ready for use by patients 1 On the direction of a registered professionals complete oxygen order via the Oxygen provider portal 1 Assist registered professionals with complex tasks including tracheostomy tube changes Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER. If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration. We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful. Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us. For Doctors Roles: Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles. In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team. We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee. Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts. Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol. In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.