Opportunity to support older adults and make a direct impact on their nutrition and hydration needs, enhancing their quality of life.
Flexible working hours, including the ability to work weekends and bank holidays, providing work-life balance.
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, ensuring financial security and benefits for retirement.
Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days, which increases with NHS Trust service, promoting work-life balance.
Comprehensive relocation package for those moving to take up the role, easing financial burdens associated with relocating.
Access to a variety of learning and development opportunities to advance skills and career growth within the NHS.
The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Patient Services Assistant (PSA) for Ward 29, specializing in older adult care. This part-time role (30 hours per week) requires flexibility to work a 7-day service, including weekends and bank holidays. The PSA will support nursing staff by performing non-nursing duties, focusing primarily on the nutritional and hydration needs of patients. Key responsibilities include serving as the 'nutrition coordinator' during mealtimes, assisting patients with meals, ensuring proper hygiene practices are followed, completing food and fluid charts, and updating nutrition boards.
In addition to the primary role, the PSA will be instrumental in aiding the multidisciplinary team and ensuring a high standard of patient-centered care. The position offers a range of benefits, including access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowances, relocation packages, and various learning and development opportunities. Interested candidates can seek further information or arrange an informal visit by contacting Sister Georgina Yucebiyik.
In addition to the primary role, the PSA will be instrumental in aiding the multidisciplinary team and ensuring a high standard of patient-centered care. The position offers a range of benefits, including access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowances, relocation packages, and various learning and development opportunities. Interested candidates can seek further information or arrange an informal visit by contacting Sister Georgina Yucebiyik.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Patient Services Assistant (PSA) on:
This will involve carrying our non-nursing duties as delegated by the Registered Nurse, using initiative within the level of competence expected for the role. To assist and support members of the multi disciplinary team in order to provide a high standard of patient centred care, whilst demonstrating care and compassion in meeting the patient's needs.
The PSA will focus on supporting the nutrition needs of patients, and this will include:
Taking on the role of 'nutrition coordinator' at mealtimes, liaising with nursing staff to ensure that patients are sitting out or up in bed and ready to eat. The PSA will ensure the patients have hand hygiene wipes available and offer help where needed, ensure the correct cutlery and aids are available and that the 'red tray' system is implemented.
Assisting patients at mealtimes and helping them with food where appropriate.
Working alongside nursing staff to promote 'first a drink', helping patients with drinks to support hydration.
Supporting patients to complete their menus, offering help as required and ensuring that the correct menus (including special diets, snack menus, finger food etc.) are ordered.
Completing food and fluid charts. escalating concerns to nursing staff.
Keeping nutrition board up to dates.
Our Benefits
Additional duties to support the nursing team as required.
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Georgina Yucebiyik Job title: Sister Email address: Telephone number:
- Ward 29 - which specialists in the older adult, has a 30 hours per week contract available to support with nutrition and hydration.
- This role is a 7 day service and it is expected that you are fully flexible, including weekends and bank holidays.
This will involve carrying our non-nursing duties as delegated by the Registered Nurse, using initiative within the level of competence expected for the role. To assist and support members of the multi disciplinary team in order to provide a high standard of patient centred care, whilst demonstrating care and compassion in meeting the patient's needs.
The PSA will focus on supporting the nutrition needs of patients, and this will include:
Taking on the role of 'nutrition coordinator' at mealtimes, liaising with nursing staff to ensure that patients are sitting out or up in bed and ready to eat. The PSA will ensure the patients have hand hygiene wipes available and offer help where needed, ensure the correct cutlery and aids are available and that the 'red tray' system is implemented.
Assisting patients at mealtimes and helping them with food where appropriate.
Working alongside nursing staff to promote 'first a drink', helping patients with drinks to support hydration.
Supporting patients to complete their menus, offering help as required and ensuring that the correct menus (including special diets, snack menus, finger food etc.) are ordered.
Completing food and fluid charts. escalating concerns to nursing staff.
Keeping nutrition board up to dates.
Our Benefits
Additional duties to support the nursing team as required.
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Georgina Yucebiyik Job title: Sister Email address: Telephone number:
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