Health Care Support Worker Bradford
Job description
The phlebotomy home visiting team is a city wide service providing phlebotomy and other observations to patients who are housebound and unable to visit their GP practice .The service is provided across the city of Bradford . We have a vacancy for a Band 2 health care support worker to come and join the team. The role requires you to visit people in their own homes to undertake blood tests and other observations such as blood pressure and weight measurement . The team use electronic records to access and input information and having skills in using computer systems would be an advantage although training will be provided in the current health system in use . This is a great opportunity to build up community experience and start developing your career pathway in the NHS. Bradford District Care Foundation trust is an advocate of supporting its staff with education and development and there are a range of options to support you through your NHS career. Extensive regular travel across the district is a requirement of the role in order to successfully undertake the range of duties specified within the job description. Therefore, it is an essential that applicants have the ability to travel regularly across the district to meet the needs and demands of the service. To provide generic care and planned interventions to the patients within Adult Community Services, predominantly requiring phlebotomy, either planned or urgent to aid the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions. Under the supervision of registered health care professionals assist the healthcare team with the provision of clinical care for a defined group of patients. Takes leadership from a qualified practitioner within a delegation framework for agreed tasks. Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity and courtesy accordance with Trust values at all times. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference We Listen- We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : Increase mileage rates for > 3500 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities Plus many more. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.
