Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Ipswich

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a team who have an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care with innovative working in a rapidly changing environment?

We are currently recruiting for Senior Healthcare Support Workers across Colchester General Hospital. Including Surgical, Medical and Care of the Elderly wards.

We welcome applications from individuals with prior NHS healthcare experience.

As a Senior Healthcare Support Worker, you are required to work a rota pattern. You must be able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights and weekends including Bank Holidays such as Christmas Day.

If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace, enjoy working with a multi-disciplinary team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve then this could be the job for you.

Previous NHS Experience & NHS Care Certificate is required for this role.

Main duties of the job

• To assist the Registered Nurses to care for the patient to ensure their physical, psychological, socialand spiritual needs are met
• To assist the patient to perform activities of daily living in accordance with their plan of care, e.g. personal hygiene, dressing, toileting, feeding, oral hydration, positioning, mouth-care etc
• To perform and accurately record clinical observations as required and report changes to the Registered Nurse immediately
• To be responsible for ensuring own infection control practice is in line with Trust Infection Control policies, including approved hand-washing technique.
• To challenge those not following recognise infection control procedures when witnessed.
• To ensure that all communication and care provision maintains the dignity and respect of all patients and their carers/relatives
• To welcome patients and visitors to the ward, ensuring they are orientated and aware of hospital routines and facilities
• To communicate effectively with patients, carers, visitors and other staff members at all times
• To promote high standards of hygiene, cleanliness and safety within the ward/departmentenvironment
• To maintain equipment ensuring that it is clean and ready for use & report if not in good working order
• To clean and prepare areas for new admissions/transfers

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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