Care Support Worker - Transfer Team

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Care Support Worker to join their Patient Transfer Team. The role involves assisting qualified staff with patient transfers and providing essential personal care. Candidates should be dynamic and proactive, with a genuine desire to help and support patients, ensuring safety and quality care. The position offers a caring environment within a busy hospital setting and promotes flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts via external providers

Qualifications

• Dynamic and proactive individual needed for effective patient care.
• Willingness to learn and provide basic personal care.
• Ability to communicate sympathetically with patients and relatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified staff with delegated duties.
• Transfer patients safely across the organization.
• Provide basic personal care as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Empathy and care for patients

Ability to handle distressing situations

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Patient Transfer Team at DRI. The role requires a dynamic and proactive individual who can work to support the effective flow of patients through the organization.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people within your community? If so, we are looking for people with or without experience in care to join our busy hospital to care for our patients.

We will teach you everything you need to know and all we ask is that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support our patients by providing exceptional care. Our Care Support Workers provide some of the most personal and fundamental support to our patients so if you feel the above is you then we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

The post holder will provide assistance to qualified staff by the effective, prompt and competent undertaking of delegated duties. To work as part of a team, as directed by the team leader. The candidate must have excellent coordination and communication skills to ensure the timely transfer of patients across the organization. You will be expected to work transferring patients to all areas to meet demand ensuring that patient safety and quality care support the patient's journey. This also includes providing basic personal care.

It's really important to consider that some aspects of healthcare work can be distressing and unpleasant. You will be expected to help patients with personal care without being embarrassed or feeling awkward. You will need to be able to communicate sympathetically with patients, and distressed relatives, and care for patients who are very sick.

About DBTH

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviors that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

Flexible Working

As an organization that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers