OverviewWhipps Cross is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work on Bracken Ward at Whipps Cross University Hospital. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers or those new to care. Individuals that are new to care will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within six months upon successful completion of all required competencies.

Responsibilities

Patient observations (e.g., monitoring vital signs)

Assisting with personal care and mobility

Supporting patients’ nutritional and hydration needs

Undertaking limited range of delegated duties (e.g. taking blood pressure, recording ECG, MRSA screening)

Simple wound dressings

Strong teamworking and communication skills are essential to ensure the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our patients.

An excellent communicator with experience of working in a team to ensure the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our patients.

The postholder will work within Bracken Ward which is a 17 bed ward specialising in medical gastroenterology and acute medical nursing.

Barts Health has a diverse and busy service that may require staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and may undertake shift work which may include nights and weekends.

The post holder will be an integral part of a team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the ward manager. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.

This post attracts individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandra Bowman Job title: Senior Sister Email address: Sandra.bowman1@nhs.net

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