Health Care Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension eligibility

London fringe allowance

Job summary

Provide CIC is seeking a Band 3 Health Care assistant on Bayman Ward, a 25-bed stroke rehabilitation ward. The role involves delivering safe, high-quality care to increasingly complex patients, supporting registered practitioners with agreed care plans, and planning discharge with multidisciplinary colleagues across inpatient and community services.

The ward is nurse-led with medical colleagues, and teamwork and staff development are central.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Experience in a health care setting
• Experience of team working
• Experience of supporting registered practitioners to deliver individual agreed health care plans
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivation and ability to provide high-quality patient care
• Nice to have: Previous nursing experience in an elderly care or rehabilitation environment

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality care to increasingly complex patients
• Integrate flexibly across the ward, communicating with the MDT to support team-based care
• Work jointly with all inpatient units and community services to manage patient pathways
• Plan discharge proactively with medical practitioners and the MDT
• Ensure robust discharge plans so patients can live as independently as possible
• Support registered practitioners in delivering individual agreed health care plans

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivation and ability to provide high

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

This Band 3 post sits on Bayman Ward, a 25-bed stroke rehabilitation ward run by Provide CIC. The core work is delivering safe, high-quality care to increasingly complex patients, supporting registered practitioners with agreed care plans, and planning discharge with medical and multidisciplinary colleagues across inpatient and community services. The ward is nurse-led with medical practitioners, and teamwork and staff development are central to how it runs. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and prior healthcare experience decide fit.

What the job involves

• Deliver safe, high-quality care to increasingly complex patients
• Integrate flexibly across the ward, communicating with the MDT to support team-based care
• Work jointly with all inpatient units and community services to manage patient pathways
• Plan discharge proactively with medical practitioners and the MDT
• Ensure robust discharge plans so patients can live as independently as possible
• Support registered practitioners in delivering individual agreed health care plans

What’s required

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in a health care setting
• Experience of working without supervision
• Experience of team working
• Supporting registered practitioners to deliver individual agreed health care plans

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Motivation and ability to provide high-quality patient care

Nice to have

• Previous nursing experience in an elderly care or rehabilitation environment

What’s offered

• NHS Pension eligibility
• London fringe allowance