Please note that the following are essential requirements for this post:
A valid Care Certificate issued by an NHS provider organisation (Care Certificates issued by private organisations are not accepted).
An NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care qualification obtained from a UK college.
Applicants should ensure that they clearly demonstrate how they meet these requirements within their application.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship or a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this post.
The Senior HCA (HCSW) is part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients. Support and supervision is provided by a Registered Professional.
The Senior HCA carries out a range of patient care tasks and duties to enable the team to provide an effective and efficient service within Acute hospital settings.
To achieve this, the Senior HCA will:
Competently perform the necessary aspects of care for patients.
Ensure effective delivery of clinical care is provided to patients and that an acceptable standard is maintained.
Follow Trust policies and provide a safe and person-centred environment for the treatment of patients.
Participate in personal and practice development activities to maintain standards of care
Communicate/liaises with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of patient care.
Demonstrates care and compassion to patients’ carers and relatives to help ensure high-quality person-centred patient care is always delivered.
Provide support to the Registered Professional and where appropriate, other members of the clinical team as required.
To co-operate and maintain good relationships with the team colleagues and staff in other disciplines that are attending theatres and delivering patient care.
To carry out a range of assigned patient care tasks as directed by a Registered Professional to ensure delivery of a high quality of patient care.
To report observed changes in the patients’ physical/psychological needs to the Registered Professional.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
SHCSW carries out a range of support tasks and duties to enable the team to provided and effective and efficient service within the acute hospital setting.
To achieve this the SHCSW will:
Competently perform the necessary aspects of patient care.
Ensure effective delivery of clinical care is provided to patients and that an acceptable standard is maintained. Follow Trust policies and provide safe and person-centred environment for the treatment of patients.
Performs a range of tests and report results to Registered Professional, e.g. urinalysis, blood pressure, pregnancy testing, patient observations and similar activities.
Performs a range of patient care tasks e.g. wound observation and dressings, removal of peripheral cannula, stoma bag changing and reports any issues to the Registered Professional.
To deal with questions and enquiries from patients, carers and relatives e.g. on the clients’ condition or for any suggestions or complaints that they wish to raise. Where appropriate, refer these to a Registered Professional.
Assists with the safe transfer of all patients.
Communicates/liaises with members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high standards of patient care.
- Participate in personal and practice development activities to maintain stan
