4162 - Care Support Worker

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Care Support Worker to join a multidisciplinary team under Registered Nurse supervision. You will provide fundamental patient care, enhance dignity and independence, and log care delivered while promoting safety and wellbeing on the ward.

The role involves recognising changes, reporting concerns promptly, and working with nursing colleagues to ensure compassionate, person-centred care for patients during their hospital stay.

Qualifications

• Supports basic patient care under supervision.
• Follows delegated instructions and reports concerns promptly.
• Works within role and competencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and comfort to patients.
• Support nutrition and hydration.
• Assist safe mobility and repositioning to prevent pressure injuries.
• Maintain infection prevention and ward safety and cleanliness.
• Document care provided accurately.
• Recognise and report changes to the Registered Nurse promptly.
• Collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Skills

Personal care

Dignity & comfort

Nutrition & hydration

Mobility & falls

Pressure-area care

Documentation accuracy

Communication with MDT

Job description

As a Care Support Worker, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, under the supervision of Registered Nurses, providing high quality, compassionate and person centred care. The Care Support Worker's provide essential fundamental patient care and are often the staff members spending the most time directly with patients. They have an important role in recognising changes, reporting concerns and supporting patients' dignity, independence, safety and wellbeing. CSWs must work within their role and competencies, follow reasonable delegated instructions and elevate concerns promptly to the Registered Nurse.

• Personal care, dignity and comfort
• Nutrition and hydration
• Safe mobility and falls prevention
• Repositioning and pressure-area care
• Enhanced care, reassurance and meaningful interaction
• Promoting independence
• Accurate documentation of the care you have personally provided
• Recognising and promptly reporting concerns or changes in a patient's condition
• Infection prevention, equipment cleaning and maintaining a safe ward environment
• Working collaboratively with the nursing team and wider MDT

You will work within your role, training and agreed competencies, completing delegated duties under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.

Are you caring, compassionate and enthusiastic about making a difference to patients during their hospital stay? Barnsley is a place of real warmth and community spirit. With a proud industrial past, the town offers affordable living, great transport links, rich culture and many green spaces. Barnsley punches above its weight and has recently seen economic growth, substantial regeneration and digital ambition, whilst leading the way in healthcare innovation and employability. At Barnsley Hospital, we are a close-knit, ambitious team delivering outstanding care in the heart of South Yorkshire. Our aim is to be the best place to work and we have been consistently rated by our people as being amongst the very best Trusts in the country in areas such as compassionate leadership, teamwork and supporting colleague wellbeing. We offer a friendly working environment where you will be recognised and valued for what you do, led with compassion and integrity and have your career and wellbeing supported. Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants. Visa sponsorship is only available to applicants who meet UK Skilled Worker eligibility requirements, including salary thresholds. The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.