Health Care Support Worker - Stroke Unit (Band 2)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Silsden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a compassionate team player to join their specialized Stroke and Neuro rehabilitation unit. The successful candidate will assist with patient care, ensuring effective communication and adherence to care plans. Responsibilities include meal support, safe patient handling, and maintaining accurate records. They also offer a range of employee benefits, including childcare vouchers and an employee assistance programme.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Qualifications

• Compassionate and highly motivated individual.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong advocacy for patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meals and support patients with eating and drinking.
• Safely move and mobilize patients as per care plans.
• Communicate with kindness and compassion, recognizing barriers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassion

Team player

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking to recruit a compassionate, highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills to join our patient‑centred supportive specialist Stroke and Neuro rehabilitation unit. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is committed to delivering a safe, fast and effective acute stroke service with the support of the Bradford Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust who will provide initial hyper‑acute assessment, treatment and stroke care. Ward 5 is a 24‑bedded specialist unit to provide seamless, evidence‑based, multidisciplinary care within the most appropriate care setting to individuals who have had a stroke and other neurological needs. Support and guidance will include caregivers so as to optimise the clinical outcome and care experience for both patient and carers.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the service of meals and support patients who may need assistance with eating and drinking in line with their plan of care.
• Assist with the safe moving, handling and mobilisation of patients, ensuring that care plans are followed to minimise risk.
• Communicate effectively with kindness, warmth, and compassion, recognising when there are barriers to communication where support may be required.
• Act as a patient and staff advocate, escalating concerns and challenging poor behaviour or practice appropriately.
• Maintain accurate records of care within area of responsibility.
• Observe and report any changes in a patient's condition to the Nurse in Charge.
• Involve patients and carers/relatives in delivery of care.
• Provide reassurance and support to patients, carers/family.
• Support the maintenance and cleanliness of the clinical environment by attending to general tidiness of the area including unpacking and storage of stock deliveries. Report any estates issues appropriately.
• Support clinical teams to fulfil cleaning responsibilities as identified in the National Cleaning Standards framework.

Benefits

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network

Our Values

• 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.