Senior Healthcare Support Worker
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 6131 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, and Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 6136 (Senior care workers, Senior title and overseeing care could suggest senior care worker) or SOC 2254 (Medical radiographers, Works in radiotherapy but not as a radiographer). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Senior Healthcare support worker, Radiotherapy
Band 3 - Part time (0.6 WTE) maternity cover.
Are you a qualified and experienced Health Care Support Worker?
Can you work independently and use your own initiative?
Do you have experience working in an acute hospital setting, caring for oncology patients?
The Radiotherapy Team is looking for a Senior Healthcare Support worker for a maternity cover. The radiotherapy department sees approximately 200 patients daily for external beam, brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, and molecular radiotherapy patients. Our Senior Healthcare Support worker works closely with our Therapeutic Radiographers to provide care for our patients.
The ideal candidate will have experience in phlebotomy and wound/skin care.
For further information please contact Teresa Howe at teresa.howe@uhbw.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for taking bloods for patients having radiotherapy treatments. They will also provide skin and wound care, as well as general care for patients who are in the department for long periods of time. They will work closely with our On Treatment Review Therapeutic Radiographers as well as our Brachytherapy and Gamma Knife Teams.
They will have excellent communication skills to reassure the patients throughout the radiotherapy department and will be able to demonstrate a calm and caring attitude with patients.
They will keep a check on stock levels and inform relevant people for ordering.
The successful candidate will have excellent IT and communication skills and be able to work independently.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Healthcare Support worker in a health or social care setting.
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Setting
- Phlebotomy experience
Qualifications and training
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in health or social care or equivalent
- GCSE in both English Language and mathematics or equivalent in these two subjects e.g. Certificates in Adult literacy and numeracy at level 2
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective communication skills, verbally and written
- Able to provide basic patient assessments
- Committed to providing high quality care
- Enthusiasm and commitment to work within the team
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
About the employer
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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