Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Role Summary

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Healthcare assistant within the Walk-in centre. Role includes:

• Contribute to the assessment of patient needs and the evaluation of care programmes.
• Contribute to the delivery of patients individual care programmes under the direction of a registered nurse/paramedic.
• Same day and ongoing wound assessment, management, referral (as required/appropriate) and discharge.
• Undertake skilled nursing jobs, for example, routine observations and point of care testing for which training and competency assessment has been undertaken.
• Escalating results and concerns to the practitioners.
• Stores/stock requesting
• Occasional reception duties.

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Do you want to be part of a team who have an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care with innovative working in a rapidly changing environment? Do you enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment, working closely with a multidisciplinary team, providing patients the care and dignity that they require? Then this could be the role for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our busy Walk‑in centre, working closely alongside a team of practitioners and Senior Healthcare Assistants.

The post holder will be responsible for providing same day and ongoing wound assessment, knowledge and management to patients with a variety of wounds, referring complex wounds to appropriate services and teams, assisting the practitioners with observations and point of care testing, assisting with occasional reception duties and stores requesting and restocking.

The post holder must be able to work under pressure, be able to manage own patient work‑loads, have good organisational skills, good time management skills, adapt quickly to difficult situations, and effective communication skills.

Our vision is to provide safe and efficient care to patients with compassion, dignity and respect. Ideally the post holder should hold the Level 3 Diploma but training will be provided for this specific role.

Long days 8am‑8pm hours or short days 8am‑4pm / 4pm‑8pm hours, 7 day service.

Depending on your shift pattern and working hours, you may also receive additional enhancements to your pay.

TBC

For further information please contact:
Louise Spiller, lead enhanced clinical practitioner, on …

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over , staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than , people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

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