Health Care Support Worker (Stroke Unit) Band 2

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust seeks a dedicated Health Care Support Worker for the Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. This role involves providing compassionate patient care, assisting with daily living activities, and collaborating with healthcare teams to enhance patient experiences and outcomes. Join a dynamic team committed to quality care and make a difference in patients' lives through support and rehabilitation.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial packages

Counselling Service

Staff Networks

Qualifications

• Possess or be willing to work towards the Care Certificate.
• Demonstrates basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with service of meals and support patients with eating and drinking.
• Communicate effectively with kindness, warmth, and compassion.
• Maintain accurate records of care and report changes in patients' conditions.

Skills

Compassion

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Care certificate (willing to work towards)

Basic literacy and numeracy skills

Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Health Care Support Worker (Stroke Unit) Band 2

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Job Overview

JOIN OUR SPECIALIST STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION UNIT!

We are looking to recruit compassionate, highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills to join our patient centred supportive specialist Stroke and Neuro rehabilitation unit.

Job Overview

JOIN OUR SPECIALIST STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION UNIT!

We are looking to recruit 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 care givers so as to optimise the clinical outcome and care experience for both patient and carers.

Our motivated hardworking nursing team work together with specialist therapy team to provide safe, caring and supportive environment to achieve rehabilitation goals. We provide unit specific induction programme and regular ward based training sessions to maintain our high standards of quality, safety and patient experience.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• 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

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

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

Essential criteria

• Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate
• Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
• Functional skills level 1 numeracy
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• No previous experience required
  
  

Desirable criteria

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

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice
• Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to demonstrate literacy in IT

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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