social worker Birmingham, England
Job description
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Health Care Support Worker’s to join our team within the Gynaecology Outpatients Department here at Birmingham Women’s Hospital.
This opportunity will expose you to a breadth of experience in the busy Gynaecology Departments.
You will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual who is well organised and has excellent communication skills. You will be flexible and used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines. You will be an effective team player with a flexible approach who can plan and organise their workload, prioritising as required. You will be eager to learn
and have an interest in Gynaecology and Women’s Health.
You will provide effective, compassionate and confidential patient-centered care and support. You will escalate in line with Departmental and Trust Policy and Guidance.
- To assist the clinician during clinic in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care, ensuring the registered nurse is regularly updated on patient's condition and progress where appropriate.
- To receive patients into the unit, complete first line clinical assessments verification of the patients ID, height, weight, BMI, venepuncture, basic observations, NEWS 2, Specimen Collection, ECG's.
- Undertake competencies supported by Clinical Specialities SOP's as agreed by Outpatients Clinical Manager.
- To coordinate the patient flow through clinic, calling the patients through and escorting them to the clinician's room in a timely manner.
- Ensure the couch roll is changed between patients and the couch cleaned.
- Ensure the clinic room is cleaned and stocked up at the end of every clinic.
- To minimise hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the nurse in charge. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.
- To perform venepuncture
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
