Health Care Support Worker - Rapid Response Intermediate Care

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Marlow; Remote; GBP 26.000 - 27.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working options

NHS benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension

Health and wellbeing services

Zusammenfassung

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Marlow is recruiting a Health Care Support Worker (Band 3) to join the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team. The role supports patients at home to avoid hospital admissions, with a mix of full-time and flexible patterns

The post offers development opportunities, a 37.5-hour week with shifts 8am–9pm, and a supportive, inclusive work environment within Buckinghamshire. Requires driving and willingness to learn Level 3 qualifications.

Qualifikationen

• Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma or equivalent patient-facing experience.
• Ability to undertake Level 3 qualification while in post.
• Previous NHS/Social Care/Voluntary Organisation experience.
• Good literary and numeracy skills.

Aufgaben

• Providing personal and rehabilitative care to adults in their own home.
• Collaborating with Occupational and Physiotherapists to deliver care.
• Delivering care, equipment, supervising exercises in patients' homes.
• Completing delegated non-clinical tasks to support the team.
• Improve community care so patients can remain safely at home.

Kenntnisse

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Patience

Flexibility

Ausbildung

Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma

Willingness to undertake Level 3 qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Health Care Support Worker - Rapid Response Intermediate Care

Band 3

Main area Community – Rapid Response, Intermediate Care, Admission Avoidance, Rehabilitation Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns within the hours 8am to 9pm 7 days per week inc weekend working) Job ref 434-CR8036717-C

Site Marlow Health Centre Town Marlow Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Do you have a friendly 'can do' approach to life, and experience working as part of a health or social care team ?

We are looking for you to work as as part of the Buckingham Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team supporting patients in their own homes , providing personal, social and rehabilitative care. The overall aims of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team are to help avoid unnecessary admissions and support patients to leave Hospital promptly.

The team is committed to ongoing education on the job and development opportunities are available within the organisation. Successful applicants If who don't already have a Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care will be expected to work towards that in post.

Main duties of the job

#MissionRRIC

• Providing personal and rehabilitative care to adults in their own home environment.
• Being an integral member of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team, collaborating with registered Occupational and Physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitative, social and nursing care to patients.
• Taking responsibility for delivering care, equipment, supervising exercises and other delegated tasks in patients’ own homes.
• Being responsible for the completion of delegated non-clinical tasks to support the efficient running of the team .

Your main responsibility is to :

• Improve the care of patients in the community, so patients can remain safely in their own home for as long as possible
• Have an innovative approach, excellent communication skills and willingness to work with other members of the community teams to ensure high quality service delivery
• Willingness to further develop your clinical expertise in a range of areas
  A full UK driving licence and access to a car with Business insurance for work purposes

The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• Good literary and numeracy skills
• Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma or equivalent relevant patient facing experience and willingness to undertake Level 3 qualification
• Have the ability to undertake training to acquire the skills appropriate for development in the post

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Previous caring experience of working in Health or Social Care environment
• Awareness of the needs of older people
• Good interpersonal skills
• Awareness of the needs of people with long term conditions
• Previous NHS/Social Care/ Voluntary Organisation experience
• Understanding of Integrated Team

Experience

• Team player
• Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
• Ability to show patience and dependability
• Physically able to perform task whilst kneeling, bending and able to handle patients and equipment safely.
• Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.

Special Circumstances

• Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularlyes.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.