Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join our team on Day Surgery Ward 18. Our aim is to provide a safe and efficient service to surgical patients. The unit is well led and organised ,making it a great place to work and learn. Our team are experienced ,supportive and friendly, with wide range of skills. We are proud to have a trained HCSW buddy to support and mentor new starters



The Unit is a 5 Day service working Monday to Friday 07.30-20.00



The post will involve caring for adults undergoing Pre Assessment, Anesthetic assessment and Day Surgery. Specialties include General Surgery, ENT, Urology, Community Dental, Colorectal, Gynaecology and Trauma Orthopaedics surgeries



To participate in ongoing care where required within all areas of pre Assessment , Anaesthetic assessment and Day Surgery



Effective communicator, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and patients



Promote a safe environment for patients and staff.



Assisting with patient care, pressure relief, toileting and mobility needs when required. Utilising the correct equipment and resources needed for the safe patients transfers.

Undertake delegated clinical duties competency based skills:

patient admission and assessment(nutritional, falls, WHO checklist, skin check),monitoring of vital signs (demonstrating an understanding of normal parameters and escalation of concerns),ECG recording, pregnancy testing, urine analysis, blood glucose testing, measurement of TED stockings, bladder scanning ,catheter care ,specimen collection , venepuncture , removal of peripheral cannula , recording of fluid balance



Effective record keeping written and computer based



Patient transfers to theatre-handover safety brief



Act as chaperone for patients undergoing examination



assist patients with hydration and nutritional needs



escort stable patients to other departments



handling patient property as per trust policy



The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over 1.3 billion.



Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.



Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.



As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.



We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.



For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.



As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.



Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.



We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.



Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.



We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.



We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.



To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/



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"We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers".



Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.