Health Care Support Worker - HIV Networked Service | Barts Health NHS Trust

We are looking for dedicated and highly motivated individuals to join our friendly nursing team and workin our HIV Networked service to Royal London Hospital. We are a well established acute centre in inner East London with around a 1800 HIV patient cohort. We are situated in a modern clinic at Newham University Hospital for Green way Centre (Sandalwood House) and Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre in Stratford (previously at Whipps Cross). In your role you will provide support to patients living with HIV infection at all stages under the supervision of Registered nurses. A large part of this role will require you to undertake phlebotomy, for which training will be provided if needed. You will also be required, to offer an asymptomatic sexual health screening on both male and female patients, and again training will be provided in this area We can offer you support in this interesting and challenging job including: · Personal and professional development, including attending conferences · Education and training opportunities to help you meet our nursing assistant competencies · Friendly, supportive and progressive team · Small friendly team, with the clinical support of experienced senior nurses. The Health Care Support Worker is a member of the ward team who implements prescribed care and undertakes administrative as directed by the registered nurse to:

• Assists in the provision of high-quality patient care.
• Ensure the department is clean and well stocked.
• Participate in activities/projects that contribute to improved patient care or experience.
• The nursing Assistant is proactive in monitoring and anticipating patients needs within their boundaries.
  
  Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.