Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person to join our team on Marlowe. We have a full time, Band 2, Healthcare Assistant vacancy covering days, nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. Working 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Our shifts are long days (07:30-20:00), Nights (19:30-08:00), Early (07:30-15:30) and Late (12:30-20:00).

We are looking for an individual with experience in care who will offer the highest quality care to our patients, someone who is eager to learn, has a kind and caring attitude towards patients and colleagues and can be a positive team member.

We will offer you the full support of our team and a mentor who will work with you while you are getting to know the ward. We will provide any training you require to safely carry out your role and further learning opportunities.

The main duties of the role include providing personal care to renal patients including pressure sore prevention, toileting and catheter care. Taking and electronically recording patient's vital signs and blood glucose. Assisting with meals and measuring and recording fluid balance. Carrying out and documenting patient risk assessments and reporting the results.

About us

"We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'

We have anew way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day."

NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19. As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else. NHSEI has producedCOVID-19 vaccine communication materials.