Health Care Support Worker - Older People & Stroke

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

Are you passionate about providing specialised care for older adults? The purpose of this role is to assist the trained nurse in the delivery of a range of patient care procedures and to provide basic nursing care to the patient.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Heath and Care Worker visa. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is unable to provide candidates or employees with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• We are seeking a Health care support worker to work within Older People and Stroke services within the Vale of Leven Hospital to join our dynamic team focused on serving the healthcare needs of older people
• The shift pattern for this post is between Monday to Sunday
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Assists with the nursing care of the patient under the supervision of a trained nurse. This will include all basic care including the reception, admission, transfer and discharge of the patient according to procedure
• Ensure patients receive the care and assistance required/prescribed with fluid and nutritional intake
• Observes and reports any change in the condition of the patient and communicates this verbally to the nurse in charge
• Assists the patient unable to self care with personal hygiene and dressing, adhering to all manual handling procedures and policies
• Carries out and assists with minor investigatory procedures eg: Urinalysis, Faecal Occult Blood testing and Urine collections as required. Reports all findings to the trained nurse
• Participates and assists in the updating and completion of accurate patient documentation as necessary eg: fluid charts, waterflow charts and also files documents appropriately when required
• Is responsible for the cleaning and tidying of clinical areas, equipment and storage cupboards, excluding cupboards for the storage of controlled drugs and medicines and reports any defects and areas of concern to the nurse in charge
• Maintains stock of adequate supplies of central and clinical stores excluding medicines
• Assists with the safe custody of patient’s personal belongings in accordance with organisational policy
• To comply with all Health and Safety Legislation and policies with particular regard to COSHH, Fire, Infection Control and Manual Handling
  
  

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• No formal qualification required
• Good standard of education
• Good verbal communication
• Good team worker
  
  

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
  
  

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Senior Charge Nurse, Karen Brown,

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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