Healthcare Support Worker - Transfer Team-EPSOM

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

FULL TIME – 12HR SHIFTS / WORKING EPSOM GENERAL HOSPITAL

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 2 Healthcare support workers to be part of a newly created role within the Emergency Floor. The successful candidates will play an important role in supporting the nursing teams on both the Emergency Departments and the Acute Medical Units in facilitating a safe and timely discharge of patient from these areas. This role will help improve the patient flow across the Emergency Floor.
The candidate will be expected to be able to work across both sites at Epsom and St Helier with days on each site to be assigned within the working rota
We are looking for candidates who have excellent communication skills, team working skills and maintain the trust values we expect at all times
Main responsibilities the post holder will have will be to support the Registered nurses to ensure that their patients are safe to transfer, this would include completing safe transfer checklist, record vital signs before transferring, give personal care if required to ensure patients are transferred in an acceptable manor and transfer the patient to the designated destination with assistance of the department portering teams
Hours of work will be full time 37.5hrs a week, 12hr shifts from 1200-0000 with weekend and bank holiday working and working at both hospital sites

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Healthcare Support Worker Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.