Health Care Support Worker - Women's Health
An opportunity has arisen within the Women's Health Outpatients Department for a Health Care Support Worker. This role is to support the Registered Nurses and the Doctors within the department while they are seeing patients in the department and performing treatments and procedures and also during consultations with patients. The post holder will be required to act as a chaperone for patients and support patients.
We are looking to recruit someone with excellent communication skills who is able to use the IT systems that are in place, but full training and support will be provided. A keen interest in Gynaecology and Women\'s Health would be desirable and a sensitive approach is essential.
Main duties of the job
Working with Doctors and Nurses in clinic.
Cleaning and decontamination of equipment and environment.
Setting up for clinics and ensuring they run well.
Assisting with procedures and consultations.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job responsibilities
Working with Doctors and Nurses in clinic.
Cleaning and decontamination of equipment and environment.
Setting up for clinics and ensuring they run well.
Assisting with procedures and consultations.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications
* Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications
* Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
* Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing
* Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
* Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting
* Knowledge of administrative and demonstrable organisation skills
Experience
* Working with people
* Previous experience in care environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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