Job overview
Ready to elevate your skill set? Embark on a journey through various wards across our esteemed trust – this opportunity is tailor-made for you!
As a Bank Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW), you'll enjoy the freedom to craft your own schedule, perfectly aligning with your life's demands, all while delving into diverse clinical environments as an integral part of our dynamic team.
This role offers you to the chance to experience a range of clinical areas as a Band 2 Bank HCSW. We provide you with a comprehensive introduction to ensure you're primed for success from day one. At our trust, your seamless integration matters, this is why we provide a dedicated supernumerary shift, guiding your initial steps and fostering a strong sense of belonging by placing you within the same area for your first few months.
Ready to make a difference? Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Interviews on 19th June at RSCH.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist patients to carry out personal care including meeting hygiene, nutrition and continence needs.
2. To assist patient to mobilise where appropriate.
3. Taking and recording of temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, height and weight on instruction from the qualified nurse. Recording the results appropriately and reporting any abnormalities to the Nurse or Nurse in Charge.
4. Testing specimens and recording the results.
5. Under the supervision of the qualified nurse, support patients undergoing clinical procedures ensuring their comfort and safety
6. To restock departmental areas as required reporting any shortages to the NiC/Ward Manager
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.
We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Essential Qualifications:
7. Care Certificate
8. Completion of Trust Induction
9. Unwavering passion for delivering exceptional care
Please see additional information attached.
Person specification
Communication and Learning
Essential criteria
10. Good Written Communication
11. Willingness for further development.
Qualifications/Experience
Essential criteria
12. Care Certificate
13. Completion of Trust Induction
14. Paassion for delivering exceptional care
Desirable criteria
15. NVQ Health and Social Care
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential criteria
16. Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
17. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues