Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Collingwood

Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join the team on the Collingwood Centre. This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic outpatient haemato-oncology service. This is a maternity leave cover until 26th September 2025.You will be an enthusiastic, innovative senior healthcare support worker where you will work in the busy, fast paced environment of the Oncology and Haematology clinics. You will work in our treatment clinics alongside consultation clinics, utilising your skills to assist our patients.For this role you will need to have achieve your care certificate and have proven care experience. You will need to have completed or working towards phlebotomy training. Further training will be provided in-house and you will have the opportunity for learning and development.If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the cancer services the trust provides we want to hear from you.This role will be full time, with hours worked between the centre's hours of: Monday - Friday 08.00 - 18.00, 4 shifts per week.Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. This will need to be discussed with your current manager. Main duties of the jobUndertake a range of identified and delegated clinical care duties relevant to clinics, including venepuncture, phlebotomy, ecg, taking blood pressure, blood glucose monitoringTo welcome patients and visitors to the clinic / ward, ensuring they are orientated and aware of hospital routines and facilitiesTo care for the patient to ensure their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs are metTo assist the wider MDT with clinical procedures, acting as a chaperone if necessaryTo communicate effectively with patients, carers, visitors and other staff members at all times, ensuring communication and care provision maintains the dignity and respect of all patients and their carers/relatives. About usWe are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8AJob description Job responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Job description Job responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Person Specification Experience Essential Previous experience in a health setting Desirable Experience within a care setting Qualifications Essential Care certificate achieved or demonstrable relevant skills Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio Level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent experience Desirable Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake Willingness to undertake further study Person Specification Experience Essential Previous experience in a health setting Desirable Experience within a care setting Qualifications Essential Care certificate achieved or demonstrable relevant skills Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio Level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent experience Desirable Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake Willingness to undertake further study Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer details Employer nameEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust AddressColchester Hospital Turner Road ColchesterCO4 5JL Employer's website