Job Overview

Charlotte Ward are seeking a motivated and hardworking healthcare support worker to join our friendly and supportive team. Our 22 bedded ward specialises in gynaecology and female general surgery. The varied work and fast turnover of beds provides great opportunity to gain nursing experience and new skills.

We are a hard-working team providing high standards of care. We will ensure that your professional well-being is our priority, and we pride ourselves in providing teaching and training in order to maintain our competent nursing team. If you are passionate about the care you give to patients and enjoy a varied and fast paced day, please apply to join our team.

Main duties of the job

This is a busy role so you will be working together with your team to balance different tasks

that often change. Your daily duties will be varied to include:

 blood pressure monitoring

 oxygen saturation levels

 body temperature

 pulse rate and respiration rate

 glucose monitoring,

 collection and testing of urine, faecal and sputum samples

 wound swabs

 removal of catheters

 venepuncture

 recording your actions accurately in patient notes

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3 (NVQ, BTEC or equivalent) or equivalent level of experience

Desirable criteria

Previous experience in healthcare and Care Certificate

Essential

Essential criteria

Ability to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing in English
Numerical and analytic skills (in order to do patient observations)

Desirable criteria

Experience and understanding of NHS/Social care systems

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

Documents to download

HCSW JD (PDF, 424.4KB)
Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Amy James Job title Senior Sister Email address amy.james5@nhs.net Telephone number 01225 824434

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

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