Compassionate Healthcare Support Worker - Flexible Benefits

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

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Wellbeing support

Wagestream access

Learning & Development

Rewards & discounts

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Health Care Support Worker for the Longleat Ward. The role involves delivering essential patient care, following care plans, and supporting recovery with a multi-disciplinary team on a shift pattern including nights and holidays.

You will provide basic care, monitor patients, assist with observations and coordinate with registered staff to ensure patient safety and comfort. The job includes learning opportunities and wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for patients and supporting daily living tasks.

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.

Job description

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Health Care Support Worker for the Longleat Ward. The role involves delivering essential patient care, following care plans, and supporting recovery with a multi-disciplinary team on a shift pattern including nights and holidays.

You will provide basic care, monitor patients, assist with observations and coordinate with registered staff to ensure patient safety and comfort. The job includes learning opportunities and wellbeing benefits.