Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Ward 41 is looking for experienced nurses to take on the role of a Senior Healthcare support worker to support a newly developed service and expanding workforce.
Ward 41 is a 36 bedded unit which has 12 Hyper‑Acute Stroke beds and 24 Acute Stroke beds. The successful post holder will be dynamic, flexible and have a positive attitude. They will become part of a multi‑disciplinary, compassionate, collaborative and enthusiastic team who strive to deliver the best care for patients.
Our services include providing emergency stroke treatments for patients across Warwickshire. Following emergency treatment, we support patients with the next step in their journey and recovery, which is undertaken either in the community or at either George Eliot Hospital or Royal Leamington Spa Hospital.
Closing Date: 25 May 2026. Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
Requirements: Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible for own actions, ensuring all patient interactions/observations are communicated to the appropriate healthcare practitioner.
* Undertake agreed clinical and non‑clinical tasks, extending range following training in defined practices. Ensure referral to the appropriate healthcare practitioner where appropriate.
* Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management e.g. cannulation/ECG/manual handling of patients.
* Organise own daily workload e.g. use and cleaning of identified medical and non‑medical equipment (beds, hoists etc).
* Undertake the role as discharge co‑ordinator responsible to the nurse in charge, supporting with and maintaining patient flow, working alongside bed capacity manager and the MDT.
* Assist with personal patient care e.g. bed‑bathing and feeding.
* Frequent processing of patient property and valuables, ensuring accurate documentation where appropriate.
Job responsibilities
* Support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the ward and role. Provide leadership and support to more junior support workers.
* Utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data.
* Support the team in expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
* Support staff and patients exposed to difficult situations arising in the clinical area e.g. after receipt of bad news or following an unexpected event.
* Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.
* Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
* Act as a supervisor/mentor for new starters to the department.
Contact
Ward 41 Ward Manager – Juliet Efe on 02476967813
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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