Clinical Support Worker - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Band 2 Clinical Support Worker in the Acute Assessment Unit at Bedford Hospital.

Acute Assessment Unit is the busiest unit in the hospital, responsible for high turn over of patients through the unit enabling flow for the hospital - transferring patients from ED to AAU for further assessment/ treatment intervention, then moving them to the appropriate base ward or discharging them home.

We see patients of all specialities with a variety of acute and chronic conditions come through the unit.

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individuals who are committed to providing a high standard of care to patients in our care on our busy but friendly unit.

We value training and education opportunities and will be encouraging the successful applicants to further their knowledge and learning through undertaking the Care Certificate amongst other trainings set out by the manager and clinical educator.

As a clinical support worker you will be a valued member of the team and support our nurses to look after our patients.

You will be involved in a variety of duties such as bathing, toileting and the monitoring of patient observations.

You will also be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to care for the patient with a holistic approach.

Ensuring they receive patient centred care that's tailored to each individual.

As a clinical support worker you must be able to demonstrate great communication and listening skills as you are likely to be the patients first port of call when they need to talk to someone.

Being able to comfort and support patients through their hospital stay in AAU is a must.

Furthermore, you will be working along side a registered nurse who will be responsible for planning the care necessary for each individual patient and will work together to deliver that care; Whether that be delivering regimented turns on a 2 hourly schedule, or assisting them with feeding.

There are a multitude of skills that we will help you develop to enable you to deliver the high standard quality of care we aim to give our patients.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

To provide nursing care under the supervision of a qualified nurse.
To inform the Nurse in Charge of any matters affecting the standard of patient care delivery.
To attend and complete all relevant training and yearly update training.
To undertake and complete the Care certificate within the given timeframe.
To adhere to confidentiality and data protection policies.
Nursing Organisation
To support team members in their professional work.
To be aware of current issues and policies within the Trust and units/wards
To assist the Nurse in Charge with cost effective use of resources in patient care delivery.
Standard of Care
To assist the Nurse in Charge in identifying, implementing and monitoring the standards of care.
To be aware of the patient as an individual and adopt a holistic approach in the delivery of care.
To provide support for qualified nursing in distressing circumstances such as imparting news of terminal illness and bereavement.
To assist the qualified nurse in risk assessing all patients and carry out manual handling as per Trust policy.