Job summary
The Older Person's Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) is an established service delivering care to suitable older patients.
The main aim of the service is to rapidly assess, diagnose and treat older patients within the same day, improving their patient journey and avoiding inpatient hospital admission where possible.
Please note we can't offer sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
SDEC will move to RBH with the acute take transfer, date is to be confirmed.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within same day emergency care clinic for older people.
Assisting ACP team and working alongside registered nurse in the delivery of rapid assessment and turn around of older people presenting to the acute hospital.
Main duties include (with training as required) :-
> recording vital signs, ECG's, postural blood pressures, weight of patients
> Venepuncture and cannulation
> Nutrition and fluid intake of patients
> Toileting and personal care
> Portering of patients to different departments for investigations
> Arranging transport
> Working as part of the MDT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within same day emergency care clinic for older people.
Assisting ACP team and working alongside registered nurse in the delivery of rapid assessment and turn around of older people presenting to the acute hospital.
Main duties include (with training as required) :-
> recording vital signs, ECG's, postural blood pressures, weight of patients
> Venepuncture and cannulation
> Nutrition and fluid intake of patients
> Toileting and personal care
> Portering of patients to different departments for investigations
> Arranging transport
> Working as part of the MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a competency-based workbook
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
Desirable
- Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the public
- Experience of working with older adults
Desirable
- Experience of hospital environment
- Experience of working in a caring environment
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and prioritise work effectively
- Obtaining and recording vital signs
- Venepuncture (or willingness to learn)
- Cannulation (or willingness to learn)
- IT literate
- Performing ECG's (or willingness to learn)
- Compassionate, interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives and colleagues, remaining sensitive and empathetic.
- Experience in delivery of personal care.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
- Assessment of clinical needs
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding around basic patient care
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and well-being
Desirable
- Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Open and approachable
- Motivated
- Positive and flexible approach
- Understands limits of own responsibility
- Willingness to learn new skills
Other Requirments specific to role
Essential
- Professional appearance
- Tactful and polite
- Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
- Ability to exchange factual information accurately
- Ability to deal with sensitive situations
- Patient and calm
Language Requirement
Essential
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for older people
- Passion for working with older people
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a competency-based workbook
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
Desirable
- Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the public
- Experience of working with older adults
Desirable
- Experience of hospital environment
- Experience of working in a caring environment
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and prioritise work effectively
- Obtaining and recording vital signs
- Venepuncture (or willingness to learn)
- Cannulation (or willingness to learn)
- IT literate
- Performing ECG's (or willingness to learn)
- Compassionate, interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives and colleagues, remaining sensitive and empathetic.
- Experience in delivery of personal care.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
- Assessment of clinical needs
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding around basic patient care
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and well-being
Desirable
- Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Open and approachable
- Motivated
- Positive and flexible approach
- Understands limits of own responsibility
- Willingness to learn new skills
Other Requirments specific to role
Essential
- Professional appearance
- Tactful and polite
- Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
- Ability to exchange factual information accurately
- Ability to deal with sensitive situations
- Patient and calm
Language Requirement
Essential
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for older people
- Passion for working with older people
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
