Healthcare Support Worker Liverpool
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiasticBand 2 Healthcare Support worker to join our team at CCC-L Ward 3. The ward is a busy 32 single side room, 7-day inpatient ward. On Ward 3 we care for patients who are receiving systemic anti-cancer treatments and radiotherapy treatment that require an inpatient admission. The ward also specialises in the care of head and neck cancer patients. The ward cares for patients requiring admission for both treatment and side effects of systemic anti-cancer treatments and/or radiotherapy and symptom management. Patients requiring artificial airway management are also nursed on the ward. Health Care Support Worker - part time and full time position available An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to work alongside registered nurses to provide the highest possible standard of care for patients and families. We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individuals to undertake this new role and be willing to commit to further learning and development. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and clerical skills and have had previous experience working within a care environment. We’re here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we’re looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future. If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you. This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual overseas. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides highly-specialist cancer care for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire. In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service, are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers, and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit. Working with leading experts from the University of Liverpool, we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments Principal duties and responsibilities 1. Under the general supervision of a Registered Nurse the post is responsible for assisting in the nursing care of patients including: 2. Assisting the patient with eating and drinking 3. Assisting the patient with bathing toileting and dressing 4. Assisting the patient with catheter and stoma care 5. Performing, recording and reporting base line observations e.g. Temperature, pulse, blood pressure, routine urine testing. 6. Escorting patients/relatives 7. Weighing and measuring patients 8. Receiving and directing patients and visitors 9. Responding to telephone enquiries and taking messages 10. In the absence of the ward clerk: filing, form filling, photocopying 11. Stock monitoring 12. Unpacking and storing ward supplies 13. Disposing of ward waste appropriately 14. Cleaning and storage of ward equipment
