Clinical Support Worker - Emergency Department Doncaster, England
Job description
We are actively looking to recruit Clinical Support Workers to work in the Emergency Department at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Support Workers to join our dynamic team to provide high quality patient care.
As a Clinical Support Worker you will play a pivotal role in supporting the registered nurses in delivering the care and clinical skills for the patients within the Emergency Department.
Helping to support and develop the Qi project, reviewing current pathways, flow in the department and working in partnership to develop new pathways of care for patients attending the department.
We are looking for caring and compassionate candidates who are keen to support patients and their families whilst in the Emergency Department. We offer a structured induction programme.
Experienced health care assistants that have completed their Maths and English and have their NVQ level 2 and are have completed their level 3 or are working towards this.
Also Maths and English
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.
Hosting three main hospital sites and a number of additional services, the Trust is one of only five Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire.
- Provide basic hygiene needs to patients, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity and patient choice.
- Provide assistance to patients requiring toilet facilities, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity.
- Assist patients to mobilize to their optimum ability within Trust policies and under the guidance of the nursing staff.
- Demonstrate understanding of patients’ nutritional needs, provide drinks and meals to patients as appropriate, offer support and assistance to patients requiring feeding and/or feeding implements/tools. Be involved in the identification of patients’ nutritional risk assessments and care planning.
- Monitor and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation level and blood glucose level) of patients, demonstrate an understanding of the normal range and report any abnormal recordings to nursing staff. Record early warning score and report any abnormal reading to nursing staff.
- Perform venepuncture as requested by nursing/medical staff within Trust policy and once appropriate training has been given.
