Senior Health Care Support Worker - Liverpool, United Kingdom - The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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To assist the multi-professional theatre & brachytherapy team to provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective service.

To provide hands on patient care, assisting in Theatre/Brachytherapy/Interventional Radiology procedures


The post holder will work under the direct supervision of a Theatre Practitioner or Radiographer and be responsible for providing personal care for patients and a range of clinical duties/ tasks, always ensuring that actions are undertaken by the individual following appropriate training and within their sphere of competence.

Provide training, direction, and supervision to junior staff. Ensuring the team provide the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carers.

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Responsibilities:

Work within the department setting, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers

Work under the direction of the Theatre Practitioner and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi
- disciplinary team.

Under the direction of a Theatre Practitioner ensure a high standard of service provision within department, by practicing effective clinical and administrative preparation, effective communication and care delivery, prioritising workload appropriately and contributing to service improvements

Participate in giving compassionate high quality personal care to patients prioritising appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice

Develop competencies appropriate to the role.

Act always in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity, and confidentiality.

Exhibit professional attitude and behaviour and always demonstrate excellent customer care skills.

Contribute to effective team working by being fully involved, committed, and participating, to achieving own and others full potential.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across
Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.


Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future.

We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Communications

  • Maintain accurate and timely records.
  • Develop positive relationships with patients, families, and carers.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and healthcare practitioners.
  • Welcome and orientate patients and visitors to the department.
  • Undertake administrative tasks
  • Use communication tools (verbal/ nonverbal) to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g., recovering from an anesthetic, loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, fear etc.
  • Report information concerning the patients to other members of the team, in a timely manner.
  • Ask for, listen, and value the views of patients and their relatives/carers on their experience, including complaints, and discuss this with the team.
  • Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives and others considering potential barriers to understanding.
  • Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues
  • Attend departmental meetings as required.
  • Welcome and orientate new staff, patients, and visitors to the department.
Responsibility for Patient Care

  • Be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of delegated care to patients according to their individual needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural, and personal preference.
  • Use a range of techniques for infection prevention and control including waste management, hand washing, the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and specialist theatre processes.
  • Assist patients with toileting. Understanding of catheter care. Measure and record body waste/fluid balance accurately including within theatre procedures.
  • Assist in preparing relevant documentation and ensure identity name bands are in place on admission, understanding the importance of allergy status.
  • Undertake clerical duties as directed by the Theatre Practitioner.
  • Ensure patients nutritional needs are met through assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, meal delivery, providing help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary. Have an understanding of the restrictions of food and drink, for example Nil By Mo
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