Job summary
- Main area
- Fracture clinic
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 16.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-24-SUR-R12698
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Healthcare Support Worker, Band 3- Fracture Clinic
Band 3
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Clinical Healthcare Support Worker, Band 3- Fracture Clinic (16.5 hours a week)
About the job
The successful candidate will be chaperoning patients in the elective orthopaedic and fracture clinics, and report directly to the trained nurses who will support you in your new post. The candidate will undertake specific delegated tasks, following the appropriate training competency level e.g patient observation, personal care, application of splints and braces, and arranging admission of patients to wards when required.
Why us?
We are a busy Orthopaedic and fracture clinic; we manage a variety of orthopaedic conditions and fractures. Across the both sites we have 28 Consultants who specialisms in hand, feet, shoulders, hips, spines and knees. We are friendly and professional team who work with a variety of other multi-disciplinary teams. We are always looking to improving our service, and have taken of several audits and studies surrounding patient centered care and patient information. We welcome new ideas, and staff’s innovations as well as training and developing our staff. There are opportunities to gain competencies in care of the cast and learn how to apply casts and splints.
Main duties of the job
What we’re looking for
- Ability to get on well with people at all levels and work effectively as a team member.
- To be responsible for working with colleagues and managers to provide a safe and welcoming environment for staff, patients and visitors
- To support cross county provision of services, working in both of the counties Orthopaedic and fracture clinics.
- Under guidance, deliver safe patient care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate.
- To act as a chaperone for patients attending clinic appointments.
- Undertake specific delegated tasks following the appropriate training and competency level e.g. patient observations and patient personal hygiene, application of simple off the shelf splints and braces, remove plaster casts, record ECG, MRSA screening and venepuncture, arranging admission of patients to wards from clinic.
Working for our organisation
We are friendly and professional team who work with a variety of other multi-disciplinary teams. We are always looking to improving our service, and have taken of several audits and studies surrounding patient centred care and patient information. We welcome new ideas, and staff’s innovations as well as training and developing our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Communicate effectively especially where patient ability to do so is compromised.
- To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate throughout the cross county service provision, with the support of the trained nurses.
- To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
- To input and retrieve patient information from computer based system and maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
- Undertake specific delegated tasks following the appropriate training and competency level e.g. application of simple off the shelf splints and braces, remove plaster casts, record ECG, MRSA screening and venepuncture, arranging admission of patients to wards from clinic.
MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE JOB
- Working to tight internal or external deadlines.
- Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and time scales
- Exposure to verbal aggression and resistance during incident investigation
- Dealing with difficult situations and people with the support of the trained nurses.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Certificate in Adult literacy and Numeracy or GCSE English and Maths
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Nursing/Health Care assistant experience
- Knowledge of basic nursing and personal care, ability to provide basic nursing skills
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Appropriate verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable criteria
- Practical ability, prioritisation and time management.
- Listening skills with patients and team members.
- A genuine interest to work within the specialty.
- Previous experience working in health care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Newman
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 4222
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