This Health Care Support Worker post sits in the Sunrise Unit at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which offers outpatient cancer and haematology treatment. Under supervision, the role supports a registered nursing team with fundamental care, limited observations and helping during consultations. Hours run Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, but cross-site working between Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe hospitals is part of the post. Candidates must be willing to travel off site and to mentor new Nursing Assistants after twelve months.
What the job involves
- Assist the registered nurse in delivering high-quality, person-centred care
- Provide fundamental nursing care, such as personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility and washing, under direct or indirect supervision
- Assist the consultant with patient care during consultations
- Carry out limited clinical observations and other activities once assessed as competent, under supervision
- Maintain high clinical standards
- Help maintain a clean and safe ward environment
- Contribute to a safe and caring environment across the department and organisation
- Work anywhere within the Trust if required
What’s required
Experience
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and privacy
- Treating patients and colleagues with dignity and respect
- Good verbal and written English communication
- Kindness and humanity towards patients, with a caring, compassionate and empathetic manner
- Flexible, adaptable approach to working in a busy hospital
- Understanding of patient care needs in a hospital setting
Other
- Willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care, including personal care
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
- Awareness of Trust policies and procedures and basic health and safety
- Willingness to mentor new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post
Appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion
Nice to have
- Level 2 or Level 3 NVQ in health and social care, or equivalent relevant experience
- Willingness to work towards Level 2 functional skills in maths and English
- Care Certificate, or working towards it
- Experience of providing person-centred care
What’s offered
- Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- NHS pension
- Access to NHS discount schemes
- Range of health and wellbeing services
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
