Healthcare Support Worker

Job overview

Please note that this job does not meet the skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

You will be required to work as part of a busy community nursing team based around all areas of Telford who provide nursing care to patients who are housebound in the community. The post requires you to have a full UK driving licence and your own car.  You must have excellent phlebotomy skills and experience in phlebotomy for this role as completing blood samples will be the main clinical tasks required.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Providing patient care to patients within the community, often in patients own homes.
• Undertake delegated wound care and wound photography for patients with simple / routine care needs with appropriate training according to plan of care for the patient.
• Provide delegated simple continence support to patients such as catheter management education with appropriate training according to the plan of care for the patient.
• Work under the supervision of a community nurse escalating any patient risks or deviation to the plan of care when required.
• To organise own phlebotomy workload in the most time effective way whilst meeting the priority time scale requested by the referrer.
• Undertake community phlebotomy within the priority timescale requested by the referrer and to patients who are unable to access a phlebotomy clinic, escalating any inappropriate referrals to the service.
• Obtain specimen samples as directed and ensure all specimens are transported to the laboratory or point of sample collection within Trust policy and procedures.
• Assist in the holistic care of patients by escalating any concerns with the patients wider physical, social, psychological care needs / activities of daily living.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.