Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 HCSW to join the Queen Centre Ward 33 Haematology and teenage cancer ward.

The successful candidate will work alongside a team of Clinicians delivery high standards of compassionate patient care on a busy 28 bedded acute ward.

The post holder is responsible for supporting the registered nurse or other professional in the delivery of direct patient care procedures. They will work within defined parameters to undertake clinical care, technical and clerical duties, informing their supervisor of duties undertaken, and the outcome of these. The post holder is required to continue todemonstrate proficiently whilst in post.

Duties will include cannulation, venepuncture, urinalysis and obtaining blood cultures, performing ECG's, undertaking wound dressings, CVAD dressings. The candidate needs to understand and work accordingly within the trusts vision and values.

Main duties of the job

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, takingpersonal responsibility to share update and share information Ensures information is conveyed to the patient in a timely and understandable manner, usingdifferent communication methods to clarify understanding Responsible for ensuring the registered nurse receives factual, prompt and accurate information onhow patients progress Attends and contributes to department 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.