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

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Senior Healthcare Support Worker, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool Clinical Decision Unit/Hotline

Part Time, Permanent post

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Our flagship specialist cancer hospital was opened in central Liverpool in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care.

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.

We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit, (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust).

Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Healthcare Assistant to work alongside registered nurses to provide the highest possible standard of care for patients and families.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individuals to undertake this new role and be willing to commit to further learning and development.

Hours:
Rotational/Shifts (including nights).

If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

CDU is a 10 bedded unit running Monday to Friday with an ambulatory clinic on Saturday and Sunday. Our 24 hour Hotline Triage telephone advice line is a 24 hour a day, 7 day service.

On CDU we care for patients who are experiencing side effects as a result of systemic anti-cancer treatments and radiotherapy treatment that require a medical assessment and possible admission to CCCL.

The Unit accepts patients from both Solid Tumour and Haematological malignancy groups

The unit accepts patients requiring admission for managament of side effects of systemic anti-cancer treatments and/or radiotherapy and symptom management.

Patients requiring artificial airway management are also nursed on the Unit.

Maintain effective communication with the registered Nurse regarding issues relating to assigned duties, promptly reporting areas of concern.
Maintain health working relationships with the multi professional ream, patient and relatives.
Contribute to the effectiveness of inter-agency working as appropriate.
Documentation in patients nursing records of any care given.

Undertake the trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency programmes appropriate to the role.
Take responsibility for undertaking own mandatory training and updates as required.

Undertake and complete specified NVQ training at level 3 and/or equivalent competency programmes relevant to directorate needs and own role.

Complete specialist training required that allows Health care to be delivered to the patient through new ways of working.
Take responsibility in collaboration with line manager within personal development planning process for identifying own learning and development needs within the knowledge and skills
framework (KSF).

Demonstrate skills and activities to others in similar roles and make contribution as a team member to the training of other Health care assistants and supervising learners.

Participate in clinical supervision and act as a mentor for those in a similar role.

Participate in the orientation, instruction of less experienced staff.
Comply with all Trust policies in relation to all aspects of practice.
Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives

Assist the registered Nurse by developing care plans, assessing and documenting care, providing verbal and written reports in an effective and safe manner.

Assist with essential nursing care and anticipate patient dependency and to be proactive in assisting nursing staff with supervision as necessary.

Carry out designated clerical duties as delegated by the Ward Manager/Deputy Ward manager or registered Nurse. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specifie