We are looking for
an enthusiastic experienced Band 3 Senior Health-Care Support Worker (SHCSW) to join our innovative and cohesive award-winning team.
You will be supporting patients attending the outpatient department at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC). We run a daily dedicated Phlebotomy clinic for our Oncology and Haematology patients and deliver regular line care and blood tests to our patients.
Our supportive team-working culture will empower you to build up professional relationships with your patients and their family as you follow closely their progress.
Working in BHOC is demanding and can be challenging and we are fortunate to have access to a comprehensive staff wellbeing support.
We’re a social and fun team that is constantly celebrating each other’s success and where everyone supports one another.
We encourage you to develop and broaden your knowledge, skills and experience by offering:
· Additional training courses
· Visiting other departments within Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre. You will also be expected to work across the Concord and South Bristol Satellite centres in the future.
· Shadowing of other staff
You will be working as a part of an award-winning hospital and department alongside Doctors, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Allied Health Professionals and other professions.
You will be involved in monthly team meetings that help to keep a cohesive and collaborative element within our team.
A Senior Healthcare Support Worker will be expected to undertake a range of duties under the direction of and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a Registered Nurse.
Full details are provided in the attached Job Description
We would welcome you to visit our Department please contact Alexandra Riddoch-Murphy Sister on 01173427861
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.