- Meeting and greeting patients and making themfeel at ease
- Providing nursing care with regards to thepatients well being
- Carrying out multiple diagnostic tests such asvisual acuity, visual fields and OCT scan
- Being able to identify a normal result followingdiagnostic test and acknowledge when there is a defect
- Welcoming and preparing patients for theatre
- Supporting registered nurses post operativelywith wound, drain and catheter management
- Supporting the patients through procedures underlocal anaesthetic, including passing instruments and products to thesurgeon/registered nurse and supporting the patient in their recovery
- Undertaking clinical skills such asobservations, swabs, and pregnancy tests.
- Working under the direction of a registrant, participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care, within the boundaries of your role which may include chaperoning of patients, escorting/ transferring of patients and providing 1-1 patient centered care or caring for a group of patients that require enhanced care.
- Demonstrates own duties to new starters and supervises work of students and HealthCare Support Workers
- Frequent exposure to emotional/distressing events, , breaking of bad news.
- Assist in the care of patients at end of life and after death.
- Orders supplies under the direction of the nurse in charge.
- Participate in patient and public involvement activities.
- Participate in general cleanliness and tidiness of ward environment.
- Undertake mandatory training and role specific training relevant to role.
- Record and escalate patient physiological observations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of sepsis and when to escalate to a Registrant/ Medic
- Acts on own initiative when delivering patient care with supervision accessible. Person Specification
- Experience of working in a Health and Social Care setting in a Band 2 role or equivalent.
- Experience with NHS digital systems.
- Level 2 in numeracy and literacy (or equivalent) Completed Care Certificate.
- Level 3 Health related qualification, , NVQ, BTEC, A Level, Access
- or For existing Mid Yorkshire staff evidence of Band 2 competency booklet completed Any new employees who can evidence competency of core skills of the Band 3 JD.
- Any further qualifications and training relevant to this post.
- Evidence of using ones own initiative.
- Awareness of risks, identifying them and alerting appropriate personnel.
- Knowledge of basic IT systems.
- Ability to learn new skills and adapt existing knowledge.
- Understanding of responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality, relevant to the healthcare role.
- To have a basic understanding of the NHS and the roles of nurses, therapists, and social care professionals within a healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of care and related procedures and relevant legislation.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of data protection and health and safety issues.
- Awareness of changing agenda within NHS.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Good time management skills including ability to work to set deadlines.
- Ability to work flexibly, quickly, and accurately.
- Able to communicate clearly and concisely over the phone, face to face and in writing.
- Able to maintain positive working relationships.
- Maintain a safe working environment for self and others.
- Willingness to take on tasks.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Can competently perform a range of the core skills listed.
- Previous experience of complex health needs.
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
- Positive attitude to change.
- Demonstrate motivation and reliability.
- Demonstrate ability to value others opinions.
- Flexible with regard to work patterns and cross site working.
- Enthusiastic.
- Respectful.
- Caring.
- Has high standards.
- Please indicate whether you are applying to work in the Surgical Hub or Community Diagnostic Centre.
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Clinical Support Worker - Dewsbury, United Kingdom - The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
This is a great time to consider joining or progressing as aClinical Support Worker as we approach the opening of two brand new facilitieswithin the division of surgery - a Community Diagnostic Centre and a SurgicalHub.
We are now recruiting Clinical Support Workers (CSWs) tojoin our teams in these facilities and be part of a specialist group of staff workingtogether to enhance patient experience.
We are looking for individuals that share our values of caring,improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards and we want our CSWsto champion our values every day.
The role will be challenging at times but also extremelyrewarding, and if you are interested in developing your career we will supportyou to achieve this. A comprehensive training and induction package will beprovided to everyone, so the ideal candidates will need to embrace theopportunity to learn new skills.
All staff at Mid Yorks have access to a fantastic range ofbenefits, generous holiday entitlement and the NHS pension scheme.
When applying, please specify the role you are interested in(Surgical Hub / Community Diagnostic Centre). If you are applying from an opticiansyou will complete your care certificate within the first 3 weeks in the role.
Main duties of the job
At the new Community Diagnostic Centre in Wakefield andwithin the wider ophthalmic outpatient department, we are looking for CSWs toprovide support to visually impaired patients of all ages who require acute orlong-term treatment. This will involve:
The new Surgical Hub at Dewsbury District Hospital will providetwo theatres, four major treatment rooms and ten outpatient clinic rooms. CSWswill support patients undergoing low complexity day procedures includingplastics, gynaecology, pain management, vascular and general surgery. This willinvolve:
Please note, previous applicants need not apply.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across ourthree hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications frommembers of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure allapplicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this Ifyou share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of ourpatients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
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