Enhanced Care Support Worker inGreater London inGreater London PUBLISHED
SAT 30 NOV 2024
Contribution to Patient Wellbeing, Enhanced Care Support Workers play a critical role in improving the physical and psychological wellbeing of patients, providing 1:1 therapeutic care that emphasizes patient-centered support.
Development Opportunities, As a part of a relatively new team, employees have the opportunity to influence and shape the direction of enhanced care services, allowing for personal and professional growth.
Comprehensive Training, The role includes a mandatory 2-week training program and ongoing support, ensuring that new team members are prepared and confident in their responsibilities.
Flexibility in Work Environment, The position offers varied working hours across shifts, wards, and hospital sites, providing a dynamic work environment and the chance to experience different aspects of patient care.
Collaboration and Teamwork, Working under the direction of ward Registered Nurses and Ward Managers fosters a collaborative atmosphere, promoting teamwork and shared responsibility for patient care.
Focus on Respect and Inclusion, The role emphasizes respect for patient dignity and individual needs, ensuring that care practices are inclusive and person-centered.
Encouragement of Innovative Ideas, Team members are welcomed to contribute their ideas for improving patient care and service quality, fostering a culture of innovation and engagement.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an Enhanced Care Support Worker to join their newly established Enhanced Care Team in Greater London. This role involves providing 1:1 enhanced therapeutic care and personal support to patients, focusing on their physical and psychological well-being during their hospital stay. Responsibilities include delivering patient-centered care, planning holistic activities to adapt to changing patient needs, and offering supervision and support under the direction of Registered Nurses and Ward Managers.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Delivering high-quality personal care and maintaining patient dignity.
- Conducting observations and interactions to enhance patient experience and reduce risks of harm.
- Planning therapeutic activities to promote patient engagement.
- Supporting new team members and undergoing a mandatory two-week training program, along with ongoing training as needed.
The position requires flexibility to work across different shifts, wards, and hospital sites (Telford and Shrewsbury), including potential night and weekend shifts. Candidates should possess passion for patient care and be open to contributing ideas for service development. Note that this role cannot be sponsored for immigration purposes.
Job Overview
As an Enhanced Care Support Worker, you will be an integral part of the Enhanced Care Team, delivering 1:1 enhanced therapeutic care, personal support, and supervision to meet the additional physical and psychological wellbeing of patient. Enhanced care and support will focus on patient-centred care giving and holistic activity and care planning to support the patients changing needs during their hospital stay.
This is a relatively new team to the trust which will develop and evolve with our collaborative team working approach to ensure we meet the advancing demand of the service whilst providing safe, patient care and supervision.
The Enhanced Care Team Provides 1:1 patient support and supervision on the wards across both Telford and Shrewsbury hospital sites. The post holder will be under the direction and supervision of ward Registered Nurses and Ward Managers. The team will be responsible to the Clinical Lead for Enhanced Care.
*Flexibility in working across shifts, wards and sites is integral and will be required to meet the needs of the patients and service. Permanent night shifts and weekends can be discussed further at interview.* Working for your organisation
Respectful working is expected and should be conducted and received.
Whilst you will be aware of your roster allocation in advance due to the nature of the role and needs of the service, there will be times that flexibility will be required.
This post will require rotation duties, work on different wards including Emergency department and across Trust sites both sites at Telford and Shrewsbury.
Please note that this post does not meet the requirements for sponsorship.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
As an Enhanced Care Support Worker, you will be an integral part of the Enhanced Care Team, delivering 1:1 enhanced therapeutic care, personal support, and supervision to meet the additional physical and psychological wellbeing of patient. Enhanced care and support will focus on patient-centred care giving and holistic activity and care planning to support the patients changing needs during their hospital stay.
This is a relatively new team to the trust which will develop and evolve with our collaborative team working approach to ensure we meet the advancing demand of the service whilst providing safe, patient care and supervision.
The Enhanced Care Team Provides 1:1 patient support and supervision on the wards across both Telford and Shrewsbury hospital sites. The post holder will be under the direction and supervision of ward Registered Nurses and Ward Managers. The team will be responsible to the Clinical Lead for Enhanced Care.
*Flexibility in working across shifts, wards and sites is integral and will be required to meet the needs of the patients and service. Permanent night shifts and weekends can be discussed further at interview.* Working for your organisation
- Please note that this post does not meet the requirements for sponsorship.* Main duties of the job Enhanced Care Support Workers provide high quality enhanced personal care, support and supervision, respecting people's dignity, inclusive of their individual needs and preferences. Compassion and kindness to enhance patient health, wellbeing and experience is essential.
- Providing patient 1:1 care and support through observation and interaction, aims to reduce the risk of patient harm whilst enhancing patient experience.
- All patient personal care needs, support, and supervision is patient-centred and inclusive.
- Activities for patient therapeutic stimulation and enjoyment will be planned
- Support new team members
- A mandatory 2-week training programme for the fundamental learning of the healthcare service and ongoing support will be provided to ensure the role is undertaken confidently and competently. Additional bespoke training will be required to confidently undertake the role proficiently.
Respectful working is expected and should be conducted and received.
Whilst you will be aware of your roster allocation in advance due to the nature of the role and needs of the service, there will be times that flexibility will be required.
This post will require rotation duties, work on different wards including Emergency department and across Trust sites both sites at Telford and Shrewsbury.
Please note that this post does not meet the requirements for sponsorship.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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