Bank Dementia Enhanced Healthcare Support Worker Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blue Sky Marketing; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic Bank Healthcare Support Workers to join their dedicated Dementia Team. This role offers flexible working hours to fit around your schedule, allowing you to provide compassionate care to patients living with Dementia. You will play a vital role in delivering person-centred care and supporting both patients and their families during challenging times. With competitive pay rates and numerous benefits, including mandatory training and NHS Pension Scheme eligibility, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. Join a committed team and broaden your career horizons while making a difference.

Benefits

Free paid for mandatory training/Trust Induction

Choice of either monthly or weekly pay

Unsocial hours enhancements

Ability to join NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience in Dementia Care within a care setting.
• Excellent communication skills for complex and sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person centred care and support to Dementia patients.
• Provide physical and emotional support to patients and their families.

Skills

Dementia Care

Communication Skills

Person Centred Care

Job description

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to ensure that all wards and departments are always adequately staffed, by providing a pool of experienced and passionate Bank Healthcare Support Workers to support our provision of optimal care, specifically for our Dementia Patients.

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to work Bank shifts alongside the Admiral Nurse led Dementia Team within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

After a qualifying period, our Bank Dementia Team offers extremely flexible working hours to accommodate a balanced home/work schedule - with a range of earlies, lates, twilights, nights and school hours - 7 days a week.

The individual, in their application, must be able to evidence and demonstrate previous experience of Dementia Care within a care setting, for a minimum of 12 months. You will have excellent communication skills to establish and maintain effective communications relating to complex, sensitive and potentially stressful situations on a regular basis.

You will be dynamic in your approach to delivering person centred care, offering physical and emotional support to patients living with Dementia and supporting their family and carers.

Please note that we do not offer Sponsorship for this role and kindly do not re-apply if you have applied within the last 3 months.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.

Joining our Bank as a Healthcare Support Worker could be your main source of income, or an additional role. We can offer the opportunity to broaden career horizons and work with a committed team. In return, we offer competitive pay rates and the eligibility of many benefits as our permanent staff members, including:

1. Free paid for mandatory training/Trust Induction
2. Choice of either monthly or weekly pay
3. Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable)
4. Ability to join our NHS Pension Scheme

Our Trust uses electronic rostering, which, if it suits you provides you the freedom to view and book available shifts online - via PC, smartphone or tablet - from the comfort of your home.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Apr 2025.