Health Care Support Worker - Elderly Care (Band 2)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Steeton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Care Support Worker (Band 2) to join our elderly care team. You will support nursing staff, assist with personal care, and help maintain a safe, dementia-friendly environment in a patient-centered ward.

We value compassionate, reliable team players with good communication and organisational skills. Full-time and part-time posts are available; we welcome flexible working arrangements for the right candidates.

Qualifications

• Must have or be working towards the Care Certificate.
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills are required.
• Hold or be working towards Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care.
• Functional skills Level 1 numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of clinical and clerical activities under supervision of the trained nursing team.
• Work with ward doctors and multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure safe, effective patient care.
• Be a team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, able to work under pressure.

Education

Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care

Functional skills level 1 numeracy

Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills

Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate

Job description

Health Care Support Worker - Elderly Care (Band 2)

We are looking for a caring and compassionate HCSW to join our friendly team who put their patients at the heart of everything they do.

We predominantly care for elderly, vulnerable adults where we can offer a safe, secure and dementia friendly environment. As a team, we believe that putting each patient at the heart of all our care, acting with integrity, respecting the individual and a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach for all our patients.

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic , hard working and motivated staff with excellent communication skills that wish to work with an amazing patient centered caring team.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to undertake a range of clinical and clerical activities working with support and supervision of the trained nursing team. To deliver high standards of nursing care and be willing to share our knowledge and skills as well as following the Trusts values and behaviors at all times.

You will be expected to work alongside our experienced nursing team as well as our ward doctors and other multi-disciplinary members who work alongside us in delivering safe effective care.

The successful candidate should be a team player, have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to work under pressure.

In return, we offer to provide support and guidance from all our team and you will have training opportunities as required.

About us

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce.Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are welcome.

Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements.

This opportunity is only available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK as we are currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

For further details of this job vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification documents.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate
• Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
• Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
• Functional skills level 1 numeracy

Experience

• Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer
• Previous experience of dealing with the public

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.