Care Support Worker Higher Band 3

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Alvington; Presencial; GBP 15 000 - 21 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Weekly pay

NHS discount

Shift preference

Support line

Shift flexibility

NHSP training

Wards variety opportunity

Community events

Resumo da oferta

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is recruiting a Health Care Support Worker through NHS Professionals for bank shifts in acute hospital care. You will take patients' observations and assist with daily living tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse, ensuring dignity and privacy are protected.

Shifts are chosen by you, hours vary, and eligibility requires at least six months of acute HCSW experience within the last two years or current nursing student placements.

Qualificações

• Minimum 6 months acute HCSW experience in UK private, NHS or Armed Forces hospital or hospice settings within the last 2 years.
• If currently studying General/Adult Nursing, completed a minimum of 12 weeks of clinical placements.

Responsabilidades

• Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respirations and weight.
• Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the registered nurse.
• Keeping the patient at the centre of decisions about their care and wellbeing.
• Helping patients with compassion in daily living while protecting privacy, dignity and human rights.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Bank role through NHS Professionals for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, a regional teaching hospital, supporting patients in acute hospital care. The work involves taking patients' observations and helping with daily living tasks under the direction of a registered nurse, with their dignity and privacy protected. Shifts are chosen by the bank worker, so hours vary and can be fitted around other commitments. Eligibility turns on recent acute HCSW experience of at least six months within the last two years, or current nursing student placements.

What the job involves

• Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respirations and weight
• Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the registered nurse
• Keeping the patient at the centre of decisions about their care and wellbeing
• Helping patients with compassion in normal activities of daily living while protecting privacy, dignity and human rights

What’s required

Experience

• Minimum 6 months acute HCSW experience in UK private, NHS or Armed Forces hospital or hospice settings within the last 2 years
• Or currently studying General/Adult Nursing (student nurse) and completed a minimum of 12 weeks of clinical placements

Nice to have

• Vocational Level 3 qualification or Care Certificate

What’s offered

• Weekly pay
• Blue Light Card NHS discount
• First choice of shifts and placements at the chosen Trust over agencies
• Access to an support line at any time
• Freedom to choose shifts or fixed-term placements
• Training and development through the Trust and the NHSP academy
• Opportunities to work different wards and keep skills up to date
• NHSP member activities and community events