3999 - Care Support Worker

Barnsley Hospital; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Hospital is recruiting care support workers for the Acute Stroke unit. Join a 28-bed team delivering compassionate care in a busy NHS environment with MDT involvement and ongoing professional development opportunities.

You will provide essential personal care and support under supervision, promoting dignity, safety, and well-being for stroke and elderly patients, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience of care.
• Care Certificate education/training required or willing to undertake.
• Willingness to undertake Functional skills Level 2 Maths & English if not already qualified.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential personal care and support under the supervision of registered professionals, including assisting with hygiene, nutrition, mobility, and safety.

Skills

Experience of care

Education

Care Certificate training

Functional skills Level 2 Maths & English

Job description

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to recruit care support workers to our Acute Stroke unit. We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced individuals to join our friendly team.

We are 28 bedded units split between joint specialities of acute stroke and care of the elderly. We work closely with the multi disciplinary team comprising of SALT, neuro and medical physios and occupational therapists and dietetics.

When you join our team, you become part of a dynamic and progressive nursing workforce and a dedicated team led by Matron, Lead Nurse, Specialist Stroke Nurses and Advanced Clinical Practitioners with a variety of professional backgrounds.

Choosing a nursing career with our team means joining:

• A dynamic team that thrives on the challenges of caring for both stroke and care of the elderly patients.
• a developing department that embraces innovation and improvement
• An organisation committed to supporting your career pathway and development
• An organisation recently rated Good by the CQC

Everyone who joins our team benefits from our corporate induction programme. Here, you'll learn about our values and how your role contributes to us delivering the best possible care to our patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

Provide essential personal care and support under the supervision of the registered professionals. Key duties include assisting patients with hygiene, nutrition, mobility, pressure area care, maintaining safety. Communicating with the team and MDT members.

About us

Barnsleyis a place of real warmth and community spirit. With a proud industrial past,the town offers affordable living, great transport links, rich culture and manygreen spaces. Barnsley punches above its weight and has recently seen economicgrowth, substantial regeneration and digital ambition, whilst leading the wayin healthcare innovation and employability.

AtBarnsley Hospital, we are a close-knit, ambitious team delivering outstandingcare in the heart of South Yorkshire. Our aim is to be the best place to workand we have been consistently rated by our people as being amongst the verybest Trusts in the country in areas such as compassionate leadership, teamworkand supporting colleague wellbeing.

Weoffer a friendly working environment where you will be recognised and valuedfor what you do, led with compassion and integrity and have your career andwellbeing supported.

BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fairtreatment to all applicants.

Visasponsorship is only available to applicants who meet UK Skilled WorkerEligibility requirements, including salary thresholds.

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will onlybe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Please note we reserve the right to close positions early

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

SupportingDocuments

Please refer to thevalues-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of care.
• In around 100 words please what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please what motivates you to do a good job.

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate education & training package.
• Willingness to undertake Functional skills level 2 Maths & English if not already qualified at GCSE or equivalent level in Maths & English.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance.
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety.
• Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues..

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.