Description
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Senior Healthcare Support Workers (Band 3) to join our Adult Orthopaedic Wards within Surrey Surgical Centre.
The post is primarily based at Ashford Hospital's Elective Centre, with a requirement to work across both Ashford Hospital and St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, depending on service needs.
This is a full-time position requiring flexibility to work long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Applicants must demonstrate:
- At least 6 months' recent NHS experience as a Healthcare Support Worker.
- Completion of the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.
Successful candidates will also have:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good IT skills.
- The right to work in the UK.
- A caring, compassionate and patient-centred approach.
The role includes:
- Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs.
- Taking and recording patients' vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient's condition.
- Providing one-to-one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients.
- Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, Venepuncture and cannulation, and other competencies related to the specific department.
- Escorting patients to different departments such as X-ray.
- Keeping the department and equipment clean, tidy and restocking equipment.
- Training and supporting new and junior team members.
We offer a comprehensive 4-week induction programme, ongoing training and development, and opportunities for career progression.
Only applicants currently living in the UK will be considered. Remote interviews and alternative interview dates cannot be offered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this post, and applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.