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Critical Care Support Worker
NBand 2
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Critical Care Support Worker
Grade: AfC 2
Hrs 37.5 hrs/week
Reports to Ward Manager
Job Summary
PICU at Alder Hey is a 21 bedded unit which cares for children from the ages of 0 to 16 with a wide variety of conditions. Specialities include cardiac surgery, cardiology, medicine, neonatal surgery, burns and plastics and neurosurgery to name a few.
It is a very busy unit with over 180 staff, and we need the help of Critical Care Support Workers to facilitate the smooth running of the department. You will need to be hard working and possess excellent communication skills, the ability to use initiative when needed and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be expected to participate in maintaining the cleanliness of the Unit, working alone to achieve excellent standards.
The successful candidate will receive an orientation period, relevant training, and support to develop the skills necessary for the role.
If you are interested in applying for this role, then please contact Bron Robinson (Ward Manager)
Job Purpose:
To assist and support the Multi-disciplinary Team in the provision of care in a safe environment.
To assist and support parents during the care of their child.
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Job Summary
PICU at Alder Hey is a 21 bedded unit which cares for children from the ages of 0 to 16 with a wide variety of conditions. Specialities include cardiac surgery, cardiology, medicine, neonatal surgery, burns and plastics and neurosurgery to name a few.
It is a very busy unit with over 180 staff, and we need the help of Critical Care Support Workers to facilitate the smooth running of the department. You will need to be hard working and possess excellent communication skills, the ability to use initiative when needed and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be expected to participate in maintaining the cleanliness of the Unit, working alone to achieve excellent standards.
The successful candidate will receive an orientation period, relevant training, and support to develop the skills necessary for the role.
If you are interested in applying for this role, then please contact Bron Robinson (Ward Manager)
Job Purpose:
To assist and support the Multi-disciplinary Team in the provision of care in a safe environment.
To assist and support parents during the care of their child.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust is committed to supporting all staff to balance work and other life needs. This is the responsibility of all employees and will be achieved by consultation, open communication and involvement of all team members.
Our values:
We pride ourselves on the quality of our care, going the extra mile to make Alder hey a safe and special place for children and their families.
We are committed to continually improving for the benefit of our patients.
We are open and honest and engage everyone we meet with a smile.
We show that we value every individual for who they are and their contribution.
We work across the Alder Hey community in teams that are built on friendship, dedication, care and reassurance.
Values Based Behaviour’s
Respect: |
We show that we value every individual for who they are and their contribution
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Excellence |
We pride ourselves on the quality of our care, going the extra mile to make Alder Hey a safe and special place for children and their families
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Innovation |
We are committed to continually improving for the benefit of our patients
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Together : |
We work across the Alder Hey community in teams that are built on friendship, dedication, care and reassurance
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Openness: |
We are open and honest and engage everyone we meet with a smile
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Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
· Assist with the effective utilisation of resources and maintenance of adequate stock levels.
· Support and work with the manager to ensure effective and efficient use of resources.
· Work as part of a team to ensure appropriate cover over the critical care area.
· Ensure POD clean utility is stocked, and bedside trolleys fully stocked.
· Liaise with domestic services to ensure unit and bed spaces cleaned as necessary between patients and remove excess equipment.
· Support staff in cleaning and preparing bed spaces as required.
· Distributes goods throughout the Critical Care floor.
- Ensure all areas are supplied in a timely manner.
- Ensure correct supplies from Trust Stores /Pharmacy are collected and orders delivered as required.
- Ensure equipment from BME is available when needed.
- Ensure areas are not over-stocked.
- Maintain effective data recording and document filing systems.
- Maintain patient safety by acting immediately to any reports from the clinical team regarding issues with disposables or stock.
- Assisting with patient hygiene cares if required.
- Any other reasonable management request.
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Risk Management
· Promote and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for patients and their families.
· Produce legible and accurate records.
· Maintain readiness of all equipment ensuring that it is decontaminated after use and report if equipment is broken or faulty.
· To ensure that Trust Policies and Procedures are adhered to including:
o its promotion of health and safety in the workplace.
o its commitment to equal opportunities.
- Maintain up to date and accurate admission and discharge records.
· Ensure accurate documentation with email regarding any admissions.
· Adhere to information Governance policies and guidelines.
- Maintain patient confidentiality in line with Trust guidelines
Communication
- To help support an effective communication system, which ensures that a team approach to family centred care, is encouraged and adopted.
- To undertake liaison with other staff within the Trust to support the care of the patient.
- Provide basic administrative support to nursing staff as and when required.
Clinical Governance / Quality Assurance
· Keeping up to date with on-going change and innovation in the clinical environment and the impact this has on delivering cost effective patient care.
- Be aware of, and comply with, directorate policies and protocols.
- Report, to Line Manager, and record, incidents, accidents, and complaints involving staff and patients.
- Ensure rigorous adherence to infection control policies/procedure.
- Managing self within a complex dynamic clinical environment
- Adhere to standards of care to provide quality service to all patients and families.
· Support ward manager with completion of audits and maintain records of cleaning.
· Complete water flushing log.
Education, Training and Professional development
· To maintain in role, specific training.
· Participate in the Trust mandatory training programme.
· Demonstrate duties to new starters/volunteers.
· To work within and adhere to all Trust policies and guidelines.
· To support the induction of new members of the team and teach others.
- To participate in professional development programmes within critical care.
- Acknowledge any limitations of competence and comply with all Trust Rules, Codes and Policies.
Health and Safety:
· Adhere to Trust Health and Safety regulations and policies.
· Be aware of the obligations you have regarding the Health & Safety at Work Act
· Attend required Health & Safety mandatory training.
· Remove, label, and arrange disposal of equipment and furnishings that are faulty/broken and cannot be repaired, under the instruction of the Ward Manager.
· Check and renew Sharps Bins as necessary.
· Reporting faulty equipment and utilities if required.
Professional
· Act professionally always to provide and maintain public and staff confidence in the service provided.
· Promote and work within an open and participative culture within the Directorate.
· Promote and work within a culture of patient & staff incident reporting in accordance with Trust guidelines.
· To adhere to the Trust requirements regarding the reporting, management and investigation of complaints and other Trust Quality issues
· To ensure that confidentiality relating to all aspects of the Trust’s operations is maintained.
Manyleb y person
Interview and shortlisting point system
Meini prawf hanfodol
- MEETS ALL ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Meini prawf dymunol
- MEETS DESIRABLE
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Bron Robinson
- Teitl y swydd
- PICU Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01512824612
Rhestr swyddi gyda Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth