Health Care Support Worker - Ward 23 Sutton in Ashfield, England
Job description
We are currently looking for a Health Care Support Worker to join our dedicated team on our busy ward.
We are a 23 bedded cardiac ward specialising in looking after patients with cardiac conditions such as: acute coronary syndrome, heart arrhythmias, post cardiac arrest and heart failure.
We work closely with the cardiac catheter suite where patients have procedures such as: heart stents, cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
We are a multidisciplinary team and are supported by a team of specialist cardiac nurses including: chest pain, heart failure, cardiac rehab and arrhythmia nurses.
The ward consists of 8 acute coronary care beds where we care for acutely unwell cardiac patients and can deliver an enhanced level of care including CPAP and inotropes.
We are a fast paced unit and admit patient’s daily from the emergency department and assessments unit. We're an established nursing team with a hardworking team dynamic that enjoy teaching.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
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