Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Health care Support Worker to join our friendly and energetic team on Waddington Ward. We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic and a self-motivated health professional to join our well established team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Health care Support Worker to join our friendly and energetic team on Waddington Unit. We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic and a self-motivated health professional to join our well established team.

Waddington Unit is a 26 bedded acute Haematology and Oncology ward that cares for male and female patients. The ward has a high acuity, fast paced clinical admissions setting that cares for acutely unwell patients as a result of haematological and oncological conditions such as spinal cord compression and neutropenic sepsis as well as facilitating the delivery of chemotherapy.

Main duties of the job

The ward admits patients as either an emergency through the Emergency Department, through the oncology assessment unit, or self-referral, via outpatient clinics or electively for chemotherapy, oncology and haematology treatment.

The healthcare team is supported by a team of healthcare support workers, Band 5 nurses, band 6 deputy sisters, a clinical educator, and housekeepers as well as the ward manager. We have a medically engaged team who also provide ward based training and education to all staff.

About the role

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, you will work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to contribute to the provision of the highest standards of patient care delivered with dignity, respect and compassion. The role involves working as an autonomous health care professional and will include providing holistic palliative care to end of life patients as well as managing the conditions and side effects associated with cancer. You Will be responsible for providing a high level of care and support working either days or nights on a full time working along side the multi-disciplinary team.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20 / 21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Literacy and numeracy qualifications equivalent to Functional Skills level 1 or above ( GCSE grade C or above)

Desirable

Knowledge, Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

Desirable

Previous Experience

Essential

Desirable

Specific Requirements

Essential