Care Support Worker

NHS Professionals Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing organization is seeking a Care Support Worker in Exeter to deliver compassionate care to patients. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs and assisting with daily activities. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and prior experience in healthcare support. Join us for flexible shifts and opportunities to advance your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Must provide evidence of completing the Care Certificate or a relevant qualification.
• Minimum of 6 months Acute Healthcare Support Worker experience within the last 2 years.
• Student Nurse with at least 12 weeks clinical placements.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring patients' conditions by taking vital signs.
• Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Ensuring patient dignity and privacy during care activities.

Skills

Patient monitoring

Compassion

Communication

Education

Care Certificate

QCF Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare Support

Degree/Diploma in Nursing

Job description

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS FoundationTrust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsibile for delivering care via our coreservices which provide care and services for over 615,000 people!

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight.
• Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse
• Ensuring that the patient is the prime focus when making decisions about their care and wellbeing.
• Assisting patients with compassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity, and human rights are respected.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• All Care support worker roles will be required to provide evidence of completing the Care Certificate or a relevant qualification. Evidence accepted includes:-
• Student Nurse with at least 12 weeks clinical placements.
• Care Certificate from an NHS Organisation
• QCF Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare Support Services issued after 2011
• QCF Level 2 OR above Diploma in Health & Social Care or Clinical Healthcare Support issued after 2011
• QCF Level 3 OR above Diploma in Healthcare Support or Maternity & Paediatric Support issued after 2011 (For Paediatric & Maternity roles only)
• Degree /Diploma in Nursing and currently do not have an NMC Registration.
• Currently studying General/Adult Nursing (Student Nurse) and completed a minimum of 12 Weeks clinical placements.
• Minimum of 6 months Acute HCSW UK (Private, NHS or Armed Forces) hospital or hospice experience within the last 2 years

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.