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Job overview

The Pre-Op Assessment Unit are recruiting for a Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join our team on a permanent, full time basis to assist members of the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of nursing care, and to participate in the general organisation and smooth running of the unit under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse.

You will be working in Surgical Admissions supporting the patients to prepare for theatre and admitting and liaising with anaesthetists prior to sign out and transit to theatre. Elsewhere, you will assist in pre-assessment i.e. taking bloods, observations and ECG`s.

Main duties of the job

• Record patient information and measurements e.g. clinical observations, Body Mass Index (BMI), urinalysis.
• Ensure patients are prepared for theatre and escort them to the Anaesthetic room
• Sign patients out to theatre after appropriate training
• Undertake electrocardiogram’s recordings (ECG’s) and take appropriate action as necessary.
• Undertake venepuncture utilising Patient Group Directive as required.
• Communicate factual information to patients in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
• Assist with patient’s personal clinical care and collect specimens.
• Use initiative when acting on test results, responding to changing patient signs at own discretion.
• Organises own day to day work
• Inform the registered nurses of any issues relating to patient care and untoward occurrences.

• Working within small team, managing own daily workload and delivering high standards of patient care

Working for our organisation

Why work with us -

Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.

 If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team. #CareToJoinUsTSD

And if you do join us, you’ll be working in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, with a fantastic quality of life. We actively encourage our people to enjoy a good work/life balance and Devon offers everything from city living to a host of outdoor activities. Whether it’s the coast that floats your boat, the adrenaline of white-water rafting, trekking across the moors or being mindful in nature, you’ll find it all right on your doorstep.