Healthcare Support Worker

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Are you interested in joining a stimulating environment that is committed to fulfilling the needs of its staff as well as its patients?
If you are, then Day Care Services may be for you. The MDU at Kingston is a day care facility, providing intravenous chemotherapy and supportive therapies to patients with a variety of cancers. The unit offers a modern, pleasant environment to ensure comfort and a relaxed setting throughout the patient’s pathway. We are committed to providing the highest quality care and maintaining consistently high standards in a professional and friendly atmosphere.
We are dedicated to supporting all staff and do so by providing individualised professional development opportunities and excellent staff support facilitation.
The Trust requires all Band 3 HCSW’s to be able to provide evidence that they have fully completed the Care Certificate or have an equivalent qualification.
The Care Certificate cannot be achieved by only completing online learning. To achieve the care certificate, the person must acquire knowledge (this could be via online learning and completing the eLearning provided by the NHS eLearning for health platform) and be able to demonstrate competence in all 15 standards, this is assessed in the workplace during real work activities.
An equivalent qualification could include a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or a related field but must be able demonstrate practical application of the knowledge achieved, online only qualifications are not acceptable.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
To carry out in a responsible and efficient way, the nursing care for patients which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift.
To demonstrate the ability to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities, and work autonomously under supervision of a registered nurse.
As an integral member of the nursing team work with team members to ensure the maintenance of an efficient, safe, clean and pleasant environment for all patients

Please refer the Job description for details