Healthcare Support Worker

Job description

Do you want to come and work for the NHS at a time when it needs you more than ever? Join us as a Healthcare Assistant and make a difference every day!

Please note that a full UK driver licence is required for the role.

Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the jobWork as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality care to patients attending Crowborough MIU, Uckfield MIU and Lewes UTC, supporting the nursing and clinical teams in the delivery of urgent care services.

Assist registered practitioners in the assessment and care of patients by undertaking delegated clinical tasks such as recording vital signs, supporting prescribed treatments, and reporting any changes in a patient's condition promptly.

Provide compassionate personal care to patients, including support with hygiene, nutrition and mobility, while promoting independence and maintaining dignity, privacy and confidentiality at all times.

Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to accurate documentation and patient records using the relevant electronic systems.

Assist with patient flow within the units, including observing patients in waiting areas, supporting the discharge process and ensuring patients and carers are involved in their care.

Maintain a safe environment by adhering to infection prevention and control, health and safety, and Trust policies, and by reporting risks, incidents or concerns appropriately.

Contribute to team working across all three sites, participating in team meetings, audits and service improvement activities while acting as a positive ambassador for the Trust.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

Benefits

Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing

Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex

Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement

Excellent training, development, and research opportunities

Accredited Living Wage Employer, ensuring fair pay for all staff

Cost‐effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton

Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief network

Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Person specificationExperience

Must be able to undertake nursing observations and recognise a deteriorating patient

Experience in acute/emergency nursing care

Qualifications

Good basic education.

NVQ 2/3 and/or Care certificate

Skills

Moving and Handling skills

Importance of confidentiality, privacy and dignity

Ability to problem‐solve, anticipate and forward plan

Application and problem solving of plaster casts

Recording 12‐lead ECGs

Removal of sutures

Wound care management

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

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Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Crowborough

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English