Care Support Worker

Integrated Care System; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rotherham is seeking Care Support Workers to provide high-quality care to patients. Duties include assisting with personal care, nutrition, and hydration. Applicants should be compassionate and willing to undertake necessary training. Flexible hours and shifts are available. Join a team committed to delivering excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Willing to undertake the Care Certificate education and training package.
• Willing to undertake Functional skills level 2 Maths & English if not already qualified.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in washing and dressing.
• Assist with toileting and bed making.
• Help patients with nutrition and hydration.

Skills

Team player

Approachable

Education

Care Certificate education and training

Functional skills level 2 Maths & English

Job description

Our Care Support Workers (CSW) play a vital role indelivering high quality person centred care to our patients. If you are kind,compassionate and you always act in the best interest of others we would liketo hear from you.

You do not need anyexperience in the care sector, but we ask that you have a realisticunderstanding of what the job involves. We therefore encourage you to read theattached job description and person specification, we also highlyrecommend you attend our Taster sessions either online or in person.

You can book to attend a taster session via Eventbrite for aface to face session or via the below link to join one of our online tastersessions. Please complete the form attached to the advert to book a place on a online taster session. This is located in the supporting documents on the right hand side of the advert.

Patients who are being looked after on our wards need care24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This means most of our posts will have shift patternsthat cover days, nights bank holidays and weekends. Where possible we willconsider flexible hours and working patterns.

Please note this advert may close earlier if there are a high number of applications submitted

Interviews to take place 27th August 2025

Main duties of the job

You will be an essential part of the nursing team, workingunder the supervision of Registered Nurses. You will also work alongside otherhealthcare professionals and support workers to provide a positive experienceto our patients and their relatives at times of need.

You will need to be the kind of person who puts theirpatients first and provides the best care possible to every patient every day.

You will support patients in various ways such as:

• Washing and dressing
• Toileting
• Bed making
• Assisting withnutrition and hydration
• Helping people to mobilise
• Assisting with patients' overall comfort
• Providing encouragement to lifestyle andbehaviour changes
• IT skills to complete relevant documentation

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham.

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall.

But dont justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence.

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

From the 09 April 2025 we cannot sponsor band 3 entry level roles

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description andPerson Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Skills and abilities

• Team player
• Approachable

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.