Healthcare Support Worker
Tayside
Responsibilities vary greatly between the hospital speciality areas, requiring a wide range of skills and adaptability. As part of a multidiscipline team, I am responsible for patient care and wellbeing. This includes aiding patients with personal hygiene, meals, measuring fluid intake/output, measuring vital signs, ensuring patient comfort, and escorting patients through hospital areas. I also have to work with various healthcare professionals and members of the public to provide the right care for the patient. This may include assisting nurses or doctors with treatments, discussions with other clinical staff if I have any concerns about patient wellbeing or discussions with relatives about how I can best care for the patient.