Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are recruiting Nursing Assistants to Ward 9, Frailty Medicine Ward. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join us on a part-time basis. The successful candidates will be responsible for supporting the registered nursing team in providing direct high quality patient care. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Sister and in partnership with the registered nursing team.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for providing direct care to the defined group of patients under the direction of the registered nurse

Assists patients to undertake normal activities of daily living

Follows care plans developed by the registered nurse

Reports any changes in patients condition, untoward incidents or accidents to the seniornurse immediately

Assists with the maintenance of ward cleanliness

Assists with the transportation of patients.

Uses knowledge and experience to follow agreed policy and procedures

Provides advice to patients and their families on hospital procedures, and information aboutfacilities available during their stay in hospital

Attends mandatory training and other training courses as appropriate

Supports patients and their families, through communicating information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding and reporting the outcome to the nurse in charge.

Contributes to the effective communication between members of the multi disciplinary team, taking personal responsibility to share update and share information

Ensures information is conveyed to the patient in a timely and understandable manner, using different communication methods to clarify understanding

Responsible for ensuring the registered nurse receives factual, prompt and accurate information on how patients progress

Attends and contributes to ward meetings regularly

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.