Job summary Discharge Lounge is looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard-working individual that also believe in our Trust Values: Supportive, Respectful, Innovative & Collaborative to be a part of our team.
Previous experience is not essential, as we offer training, however health care experience is desirable.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across all in patient wards to assist and transfer medically fit patients that are being discharged to the discharge lounge.
This also supports service users and families whilst waiting for their discharge documents, medications and transport.
We are a friendly, passionate team who are dedicated and provide excellent patient care, delivering first class service and continually striving for service improvement.
A successful candidate will be working alongside the supervision of registered nurses and other allied support workers.
A full training package will be delivered with the opportunity to progress within the NHS.
Main duties of the job To assist ward staff in packing up and pre-paring their patients for transfer to the Discharge Lounge.
You must ensure that the patient has all of their personal belongings including any equipment plus their medications to take away (TTAs) and Discharge Summary if these are already available on the ward.
You will assist in patient care and other related duties under the supervision of a Registered nurse for those patients waiting in the Discharge Lounge.
To carry out routine duties, including activities in which the post holder has been assessed as competent by a Registered Nurse.
To contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with nursing colleagues and all members of the multi-disciplinary team, and work in accordance with the Unit Philosophies and hospital policies at all times.
About us At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community.
No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment.
This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn.
We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support.
We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing.
We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team.
In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills at interview assessment Knowledge and experience Knowledge of Trust Values Desirable IT Literacy Care Certificate 1 year Hospital Experience Experince Essential Years of experience Knowledge and skills Desirable Relevant Course 1 year hospital or nursing home experience