Healthcare Support Worker - Breast Care Unit

The Breast Care Unit are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to join our team as a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker on a permanent contract.
You will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary, professional team to assist the registered nurses and senior clinical staff in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
Our staff are committed to providing high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times. With training to be:
+ To be able to implement nursing care packages in the outpatient nurse led clinics i.e. wound clinics, on Wards and assist in the operating theatre.
+ To assist the Breast Care Nurse Practitioners to effectively run the breast nurse led service.
+ To ensure that the outpatient clinics run smoothly and be responsible for training HCAs, The Trust believes everyone has a role to play in improving and contributing to the quality of care provided to our clients.
You are expected to take a proactive role in supporting the Trust's clinical governance agenda by:
+ taking part in activities for improving quality such as Valuing Everyone's Experience training or (for staff working within clinical specialties) clinical audit
+ Identifying and managing risks through incident and near miss reporting and undertaking risk assessments
+ Following Trust polices, guidelines and procedures
+ Maintaining and improving your skills through continued professional development/your personal development plan agreed annually with your line manager.
All clinical staff making entries into health or social care records are required to follow the Trust standards of record keeping., + To work within agreed policies and procedures in order that high standards of patient care are maintained
+ To complete paperwork and outcomes during clinics and be responsible for returning notes and x-rays
+ To ensure effective running of outpatient clinics in liaison with the Consultants and Breast Care Nurse Practitioners
+ To be aware of the patients' needs physical, social and psychological and to be able to report to a registered nurse if required
+ To chaperone and assist medical staff with any procedures required in the clinics
+ To ensure confidentiality of all patient details at all times
Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a 'Staff Carers' policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer's Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
+ We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly
+ Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role
+ Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
+ Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band
+ If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
+ It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

Why work with us - We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues.
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
+ NHS Pension Scheme
+ Childcare at our day nursery
+ Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
+ Staff Discounts
+ Career development and training opportunities
+ Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
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