Compassionate Health Care Support — Flexible Shifts & Growth

HCRG Care Group; Warminster; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive Rewards

Wellbeing Support

Flexible Pay Options

Learning & Development

Recognition & Involvement

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Health Care Support Worker to join the multidisciplinary team and provide high-quality care to patients in the ward, supporting families and carers. You will assist with personal care, mobility, nutrition and hydration, and help promote rehabilitation to maximise independence.

The role involves shift work across early, late, long days and nights, including bank holidays. You may develop additional skills, including observations, ECGs and phlebotomy, while benefiting

Qualifications

• Good general education.
• NVQ Level 3 in health care or willingness to achieve.
• Experience of working under distant supervision.
• Experience of supporting other workers.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Delivering patient focused care.
• Ability to recognise own limitations.
• Typing/data inputting skills.
• Physical skills to manually handle patients and use lifting aids.
• Undertake specific nursing/therapy skills.
• Current full driving license and use of a car during working hours.
• Willingness to work in other areas of HCRG Care Group as required.
• Driven to achieve.
• Self-motivated.
• Good time management.
• Food Hygiene certificate or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• To implement treatment by following care plan.
• To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
• To undertake the daily care and support of delegated patients.
• Deliver treatment/care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
• Wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patient receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Responsibility for the day-to-day care of patients including monitoring.
• Support the taking of medication under the authorisation of the qualified practitioner.
• To have a good knowledge of infection control, to reduce risk of health care acquired infections.
• To enable patients to reach their optimum level of independence.
• Support terminally ill patients and their carers/relatives.
• To communicate with individuals about routine and daily activities, this may include overcoming difficulties (e.g. hearing/language).
• To ensure the needs and wishes of the individual are documented.
• To work within a multi-professional team
• To undertake specific tasks as delegated.
• To assist registered and junior staff, referring to registered staff when necessary.
• To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with policy, procedures and regulatory body's guidelines.
• To obtain consent for any treatment undertaken.

Skills

Teamwork

Delivering patient care

Time management

Motivation

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health Care

Job description

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Health Care Support Worker to join the multidisciplinary team and provide high-quality care to patients in the ward, supporting families and carers. You will assist with personal care, mobility, nutrition and hydration, and help promote rehabilitation to maximise independence.

The role involves shift work across early, late, long days and nights, including bank holidays. You may develop additional skills, including observations, ECGs and phlebotomy, while benefiting