Healthcare Support Worker - Epsom, United Kingdom - Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Epsom, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Description

Band 2:


Main area

  • Healthcare Support Worker
  • Transfer Team
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Grade

  • Band 2
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Full time hours per week
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Job ref
RB-SK-D
Site

  • Epsom General Hospital
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Town

  • Epsom
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Salary
- £26,696 per annum Inclusive of HCAS
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 03/05/2024 23:59 As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19._
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.

We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.

This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values


Job overview:


Healthcare Support Worker Band
  • Transfer Team


Full time - 12hr Shifts / Working Epsom General Hospital
Main responsibilities the post holder will have will be to support the Registered nurses to ensure that their patients are safe to transfer, this would include completing safe transfer checklist, record vital signs before transferring, give personal care if required to ensure patients are transferred in an acceptable manor and transfer the patient to the designated destination with assistance of the department portering teams

Hours of work will be full time 37.5hrs a week, 12hr shifts from with weekend and bank holiday working and working at both hospital sites


Main duties of the job:


Working under the direct supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse the post holder will work as the discharge team working across the Emergency Floor between the Emergency Departments, Acute Medical Units and other areas across the hospital.

The post holder will take and receive handovers for patients from these areas and actively encourage patients to be transferred.

Successful applicants will be responsible for the observations, patient care, nutrition and hydration, paperwork and transfer of patients from ED or AMU to other areas of the trust

They will also work with the named nurse to ensure that patients are safely transferred by completing safe discharge checklist; property list checked and completed both in and out of the area. Contacting the patient's relatives would also be a key role when the patient is being transferred

Working for our organisation:


  • Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships
  • Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.
  • St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).
  • With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals.

Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Healthcare Support Worker Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.


Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • GCSE or Equivalent in Maths and English
  • Health and Social Care Certificate

Experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Experience of Working in a team
  • Experience of working within a ward / hospital setting
  • Experience of Documenting patient information
  • Experience of performing and recording patient observations

Desirable criteria:


  • Experience of working within the Speciality

Knowledge:


Essential criteria:


  • Basic understanding of Human anatomy and physiology
  • Understanding of Confidentiality and Safeguarding
  • Demonstrates an insight into personal care

Desirable criteria:


  • Familiar with patient care

Skills:


Essential criteria:


  • Good Verbal and Communication Skills
  • Able to demonstrate correct Hand Hygiene technique and importance of such
  • Effective interpersonal skills including listening
  • Demonstrates an ability to list
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