Senior Clinical Support Worker - Keighley, United Kingdom - Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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Keighley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Senior Health Care Support Worker (SHCSW) will function at a higher competency level than that of other Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) with responsibility for actively participating as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the Emergency Department, to provide a seamless service to patients and relatives.

The SHCSW will work under proximal supervision from a Registered Practitioner and carry out assigned clinical tasks involving direct patient care and associated administrative duties

The delivery of clinical and therapeutic care, within the clinical setting within set protocols and within the scope of the SHCSW, under the guidance and supervision of the Registered Practitioner.

Organise and prioritise time and work activities effectively.

Contributes to the delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standard under supervision of Registered Practitioners. Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties, records patients observations and collects specimens and samples as instructed

Under supervision and appropriate delegation from the Registered Practitioner assess patients conditions through basic test results and clinical observations.

Ensure care is documented accurately and in a timely manner as per Trust policy and contributes to updating patients records.

Ensure that patients and relatives are treated with courtesy at all times and the individual needs of patients are respected, promoting and valuing the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people.

Patients must be treated with privacy and dignity.

Maintain a safe working environment, reporting incidents, accidents and complaints. Understand the need to maintain and respect patient confidentiality

promotes and participates in Health Education.

Maintain confidentiality of all patients and work related issues.

Actively participates in Departmental Team Development and Nursing Team Development

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services.

We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes.

Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

Participates in the welcoming and reception of patients in the clinical area, supporting the assessment process and liaising with the Emergency Department Registered Practitioner.

Participates in the delivery of care in conjunction with the Emergency Department Registered Practitioner. Ensuring assistance is provided with patients activities of daily living.

Assists in creating an environment which meets the needs of patients, relatives and carers.

Escort/support relatives within the department and to the Mortuary.

Has the skills, knowledge and competency to perform the following clinical skills:
Vital signs and early warning score

Urinalysis

Pregnancy Testing

Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring

ECG Acquisition

Venepuncture

Peripheral IV access

Urinary Catheterisation

Basic Limb Casting

Pressure Area Risk Assessment

Wound Closure

Ensure adequate skills to maintain/update patients computer records.

Evaluate, analyse and act upon those findings that directly relate to the provision of Emergency Care.

Ensure the Registered Practitioner is aware of any conditional changes that may affect patient acuity.

Recognise the work load of colleagues and provide support as necessary.

Acts as a mentor, preceptor and /or QCF assessor to junior staff.