Health Care Support Worker

NHS; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in West Bromwich is seeking a Health Care Support Worker. The ideal candidate will assist trained nursing staff in delivering patient care and maintaining a safe care environment, especially in a Learning Disability Inpatient Unit. Responsibilities include supporting patient admissions and discharges, monitoring personal care, and participating in therapeutic programs. This role is a vital part of the multidisciplinary team aimed at promoting quality care, with knowledge of learning disabilities being essential.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified staff in the admission and discharge procedures.
• Monitor and record patients' consumption of food and drink.
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe environment.

Skills

Knowledge and experience of inpatients

Knowledge and Experience of Learning Disability

Job description

Health Care Support Worker

The closing date is 02 January 2026

Will support the trained nursing staff in the delivery of care patients and contribute to the maintenance of the care environment within our Learning Disability Inpatient Assessment and Treatment Unit.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in basic care and assessment of the patient as support to, and under the supervision of, a registered nurse/senior support staff.


• To follow individualised care and therapeutic programmes for patients under the instruction of the nursing staff/senior support staff.


• To provide support to patients with their personal care.


• To contribute to the patients plan of treatment by communicating any observations of patients behaviours to the Care co-ordinator or nurse-in charge during periods of duty.


• To work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote quality care.

About us

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.

Job responsibilities

• To support the qualified staff in the admission and discharge procedure.


• To ensure the relevant policies in respect of patients property and valuables are maintained.


• To support staff in promoting recreation/leisure amongst patients.


• To contribute to the promotion of patients education and well-being.


• To monitor and encourage and record patients in their consumption of food and drink.


• To accompany appropriate patients of site as and when required.


• To undertake the relevant management of aggression training such as Proact Scip or MAPPA.


• To assist in the maintenance of a safe environment.


• To participate in the observation of patients at risk.

Person Specification

• Knowledge and experience of inpatients


• Knowledge and Experience of Learning Disability

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust