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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

About

We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site.

We also have 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital.

We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs more than 10,000 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.

New Cross Hospital - secondary and tertiary services, maternity, Accident and Emergency, critical care and outpatients
West Park Hospital - rehabilitation inpatient and day care services, therapy services and outpatients
Cannock Chase Hospital – general surgery, orthopaedics, breast surgery, urology, dermatology/plastic surgery and medical day case investigations and treatment (including endoscopy, rheumatology and dermatology)
More than 20 community sites - community services for children and adults, walk-in centres and therapy and rehabilitation services
Primary care - Ten GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.

Contact

Address: New Cross Hospital; Wolverhampton Road; Wolverhampton; West Midlands; WV10 0QP
Contact Number: 01902 307999

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Jobs Website

Vacancy status: Open

Ref: 225-DIV2-6711896 Vacancy ID: 6711896

Flow Runner / Team Assistant

Accepting applications until: 26-Nov-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 26-Nov-2024 23:59

Key details

Location

Gwefan: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Tref: Wolverhampton
Cod post: WV10 0QP
Major / Minor Region: Birmingham & The Black Country

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns including nights, weekends and bank holidays)

Salary

Cyflog: £23,615 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 2)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Administration

Trosolwg o'r swydd

To assist the nursing staff with direct care of patients, working regularly without direct supervision but with guidance from the Directorate Support Manager / Nurse in charge.

To assist with the movement of patients around the Emergency Department including the Ambulance off load area, Rapid assessment area, throughout the rest of the department and base wards.

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To support the Nursing team in transferring patients to other areas as required, including radiology and other wards/ areas.

To provide support to the nursing team working collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing positively to the delivery of high quality compassionate care.

To uphold the fundamental standards of safely and quality always putting the patients first and protecting them from harm.

To keep the clinical environment tidy and well maintained

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

1. To assist registered nurses/ health care professionals in the delivery of individualised holistic patient care according to policy/ procedure.

2. To ensure that consent is obtained prior to delivering all aspects of patient care.

3. To ensure care is delivered with compassion and respect to all patients.

4. To involve relatives/ carers in the delivery of care interacting with them helpfully and in a friendly manner providing information as appropriate demonstrating effective interpersonal skills and maintaining confidentiality.

5. To ensure privacy and dignity are always maintained and protect confidential information

6. To assist with care of the deceased patient including transferring patients to the viewing room, last offices and occasionally accompanying relatives to the hospital Mortuary.

7. To safely transport samples to the laboratories in a timely and professional manner.

8. To ensure that appropriate moving and handling techniques and equipment are used when manual handling.

9. To chaperone patients requiring clinical examination as per Trust policy.

10. To safely escort patients to other areas/ departments as requested by the registered nurse/ health care professional.

11. To report back any relevant information to the registered nurse accountable for the patient’s care.

12. Make the care of people your first concern, ensuring the patient has a positive experience whilst in your care

13. To answer the telephone in a courteous and professional manner, accurately taking messages and informing the relevant person(s).

14. To ensure areas are maintained clean and tidy, and are appropriate stocked against agreed levels, including storage areas and medical equipment including checking oxygen an suction at least twice each shift.

15. Re-stocking cubicles and cleaning trollies after each use and preparing the area to receive the next patient.

16. To replace empty oxygen cylinders as necessary.

17. To re-stock theatres and plaster room and the linen stores throughout the shift.

18. To maintain an adequate supply of walking aids

19. To empty and replace linen bags

20. To undertake fire and security checks each shift

21. Ensuring patients have a safe hands badge before leaving the department to other areas

22. Checking the disacharge checklist and documenting the time that the patient has left the department.

23. To comply with Health and Safety Regulations and to report accidents/ untoward incidents/ hazards/ unsafe equipment to the nurse in charge/ registered practitioner immediately, utilising the incident reporting system.

24. To attend mandatory training and such courses/ lectures/ in-service training, as indicated by the needs of the service and own personal development, as indicated at appraisal and within personal development plan (PDP).

25. To be familiar with and comply with all appropriate Trust policies and procedures.

26. At all times maintain a professional image and comply with the Trust’s Dress Code Policy.

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.