Support Worker West Bromwich, England
Job description
To support qualified staff in meeting the needs of patients/carers in the
implementation of individualised programmes of care and undertaking
specific delegated nursing and therapy procedures.
This post is to work in the Community Respiratory Service side of the team.
The Respiratory support worker will be a member of the Community
Respiratory Service. They will support specialist nurses, specialist
physiotherapists, a senior occupational therapist and a senior dietician to
deliver respiratory care across the Sandwell Borough to patients in their place of residence. They will provide care and give lifestyle advice as set out by a bespoke treatment/management plan initiated by a clinician. They will be responsible for delivering care and assisting with pulmonary rehabilitation and various clinics (oxygen, spirometry and dietetics) under the direction of clinical professionals.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
