Support Worker-AMU

Job summary

The AMU support worker is pivotal in supporting the flow on AMU. Main duties include transferring patients to receiving wards, clear communication with staff, ensuring the ward is topped up with essential equipment, having a good understanding of manual handling procedures and respecting the privacy and dignity of the patients at all times.

Main duties of the job

• Transferring patient to the receiving medical wards.
• clean trolley's/ beds following transfers and change linen ready for the next patient.
• Restock IV trolley's, resuscitation trolley and dressing trolley's in clinical areas as necessary.
• Check portal oxygen cylinder's daily and request / change new cylinder's when empty.
• Restock the clean utility room, using clinical stock from central store on AMU.
• Under the direction and supervision of a senior nurse check the electrical equipment is on charge.
• Ensure ward is kept tidy by removing rubbish and clutter as required.

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!