Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Support Worker
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Exciting Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to work across sites in an interesting and varied role. The Outpatient’s Department is responsible for providing support for various clinics that attend the Department. You will be working alongside clinicians in providing support to patients and consultants attending the department. The role has a varied shift pattern in order to provide support to the clinics to provide diagnostic tests, including blood sampling, simple procedures and consultations, along with the relevant paperwork.
When not attending clinics you will work within the Nursing and HCSW team at Brixham Hospital within the Inpatient services. Brixham Hospital Ward is a 20 bedded rehab unit, where you will attend to care needs of the patients whilst working within the dynamic nursing team.
In your role, you will be supported with your development needs both from in house training and also from external courses whilst having regular supervision and appraisal to ensure you are helped to reach your maximum potential and development.
Our Values
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focused on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths and encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team. #CareToJoinUsTSD
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Responsibilities
Working clinically across Paignton and Brixham sites to ensure the safety and quality of the care given to your designated patients, under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse/practitioner
- Undertaking the following, but not restricted to, clinical tasks competently and efficiently:
- Cannulation and Venepuncture
- Conducting ECG’s
- Preparation of equipment for various clinics
- Decontamination of equipment within specific guidelines following procedures
- Provide support to patients as a chaperone during personal and invasive procedures
- Competently taking and interpreting Vital signs on adults
- Able to make appropriate referrals to Adult and Child Safeguarding teams
- Supporting and working with colleagues during the shift
- Liaising with the wider MDT to maintain safety
- Helping to facilitate the development of the service as part of the wider team
- To participate in discussions and projects that will benefit the team, the patients and the ward as a whole
- Working under guidance and in conjunction with the senior nursing team and the Matron
- Following the Trust’s Policies and Protocols to ensure the safety of the department
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We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues.
Benefits
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Childcare at our day nursery
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Staff Discounts
- Career development and training opportunities
- Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
Requirements
If you do not currently hold a Level 3 qualification, you must have an equivalent qualification or level of experience and be willing to enrol on and complete the NVQ Level 3 qualification as part of your employment.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lisa Doggett
- Job title: Deputy Matron
- Email address: lisa.doggett@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01803881399
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