Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Swift Ward
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Overview
Our vision at Ashford & St Peters is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff. St Peters Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey is recruiting for Senior HCSW – Band 3 across a variety of adult inpatient areas. Full time and part time posts will be considered (successful applicants must be able to work a minimum of 23 hours per week). Shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.
Essential Criteria
* Recent, continuous experience as a health care support worker employed directly with the NHS for a minimum of 6 months.
* Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.
* Level 3 qualification.
* Good communication skills, competent IT skills, valid right to work document, and a kind, caring and compassionate nature.
Responsibilities
* Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs.
* Taking and recording patient vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient’s condition.
* Providing one-to-one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients.
* Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, and other competencies related to the specific department.
* Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray and theatres.
* Keeping the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking supplies.
* Training and supporting new and junior team members.
* Supporting the registered nursing team in providing high quality pre and post operative care.
Benefits
* Training, including a three-week induction programme and further development opportunities.
* Full range of NHS benefits/discounts.
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.
* On-site nurseries, staff cafes, parking.
* Support in career development.
* Salary sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics.
Contact
For further information, please contact www.asph-careers.org
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