Healthcare Support Worker - Critical Care Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Job overview
Are you compassionate, caring and looking for a new challenge?
If so we have an exciting developmental opportunity for you in adult Critical Care. Whether you are an experienced healthcare support worker (HCSW) or just starting out, our HCSW role will help you to take the next steps in your healthcare career.
Critical Care comprises of three units that often work closely to meet our patient’s needs. They are NCCU, JVF D3 ICU and D4 ICU. We care for a variety of complex critically unwell surgical, medical, neuro and trauma patients from across the region.
As a HCSW within critical care, you will be instrumental in supporting the registered nurses and multidisciplinary team with delivering high quality, compassionate care.
Band 2 HCSWs who have not completed their Band 3 competencies can apply to this vacancy. You will be paid and working as a Band 2 HCSW until you complete your band 3 HCSW competencies.
Main duties of the job
To assist in promoting patient care and other departmental duties, that support the clinical team in providing a safe and efficient environment suitable for caring for critically ill patients.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding care
Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
Career and development opportunities
Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
Research experience and opportunities
Lovely location and quality of life
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on midnight 28th August 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on 7th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Literacy and numeracy Level 2
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Understands the importance of respect/6C’s
Promote the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
Recognise the extent and limitation of own and others competence.
Use own initiative recognising when to escalate concerns to a senior member of staff
Understands the importance of consistently providing individualised care based on current research and evidence.
Demonstrate awareness of the needs of area specific patient group
Understanding of the anxiety and distress of some patients and relatives.
Basic anatomy and physiology
Desirable criteria
Skills
Essential criteria
Well-developed verbal and written communication
Respects patient dignity, wishes and beliefs demonstrating behaviours that are caring and compassionate.
Ability to promote best practice
Support and induct new junior colleagues and assist them to meet their performance standards
Work as an effective and responsible member of the multidisciplinary team
Ability to identify a need for and negotiate changes in practice within the team
Desirable criteria
Prepared to undertake a link role within directorate
Prepared to undertake recognised mentoring/coaching role
Reflective practitioner
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Identify and assess potential risks involved in work activates
Take responsibility for own personal development
Use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively
Desirable criteria
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
