Health Care Support Worker - Discharge Unit | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking motivated individuals for an In-Patient Discharge Unit. This role involves ensuring patient-centered care, engaging with diverse individuals, and working in a supportive team environment. Responsibilities include effective communication, assisting in health and safety, and undertaking health assessments. The position offers a purpose-driven career with flexibility and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Motivated and passionate about providing patient-centered care.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Capability to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with people on routine matters.
• Assist in maintaining health, safety, and security.
• Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals’ health.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to engage with diverse individuals

Team-based approach

Job description

Fairfield General Hospital is recruiting to a new and developing In-Patient Discharge Unit

If you are motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about providing patient centred care, then ward 24 is for you. We are a 24 bedded discharge unit, with a seated area for discharge lounge patients on the day. We are dedicated to getting people home by focusing on preventing deconditioning and reducing the number of days patients are kept away from home. We provide individualised discharge planning. Our ward ethos is to get people out of bed, washed, dressed and ready for the day. We engage in ward-based activities, such as arts & crafts, playing cards, painting nails, taking patients for a walk, and promoting independence as much as possible. This is a team-based approach and requires excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to engage with people from all walks of life and the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives, and carers. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care under indirect supervision from senior staff. They are expected to be able to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff, and work without direct supervision.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main Tasks & Overview of Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with people on routine and operational matters
• Contribute to own personal development
• Assist in maintaining own and others’ health, safety and security
• Assist in maintaining and developing services
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality
• Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights
• Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals’ health and well‑being
• Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals’ health and well‑being

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

This advert closes on Sunday 26 Oct 2025