Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are looking for a Band 3 Healthcare support worker for the Day Care Unit. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing high quality care to patients.
The role is assisting the RN on a day to day basis as well as working alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The role involves communicating to patients, cannulation, phlebotomy, ECG monitoring, and ensuring care is safe, effective and of a high quality.
We are looking for an individual with good organizational, excellent IT and communication skills, and the ability to both work under their own initiative and follow directions.
Our ideal candidate will be forward-thinking, motivated, and enthusiastic about working with people and providing personalized care.
As a member of the Day Care Unit, you will assist the qualified staff in delivering a caring and effective, patient focussed service in keeping with the aims, objectives and standards of the Trust
Assist with the maintenance of a safe care environment including preparing and cleaning rooms and equipment with particular reference to infection control and safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff
You will be an experienced Health Care Assistant and be able to use your Phlebotomy skills this is a specialist clinical support workers who take blood samples from patients, be able to insert an intravenous (IV) cannula and be able to explain the procedure to patients, provide support and reassuring patients if they are nervous or distressed.
Under guidance from qualified staff, sensitive and appropriate clinical care is delivered to meet individuals’ needs, respecting personal dignity and beliefs
Information is handled and exchanged with care, accuracy and sensitivity, maintaining patient confidentiality at all times
Effective communication is maintained within care team and between other care teams, patients, relatives and visitors
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
Management of Patient Care
Supports RN in assessment of patient
Performs clinical baseline observations
Orientates patient and relatives to the department environment
Follows plan of care, reports any changes in the patient’s condition
Contributes with suggestions and ideas for action
Reports results of any intervention
Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with guidelines
Performs ECG recordings.
Blood Glucose monitoring
Phlebotomy and Cannulation Skills
Supporting with specimen collections
Ensuring patients receive adequate hydration and snacks after surgery
