Health Care Support Workers

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Health Care Support Workers for the Acute Respiratory Unit at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury. You will work alongside a Registered Nurse to develop and deliver a personalised care plan for patients on wards 11a/b.

The role involves assisting with personal care, mobility, nutrition, and maintaining thorough records, contributing to high standards of care and patient wellbeing; flexible working opportunities and good leave benefits are

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care needs such as washing and dressing
• Provide mobility support
• Support nutritional care needs
• Maintain thorough records and documentation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Workers within the Acute Respiratory Unit at Fairfield General Hospital.

The Acute Respiratory Unit on Wards 11a/b is a face paced, high acuity unit caring for Respiratory, General Medical and ENT patients.

Working alongside a Registered Nurse to develop and deliver a personalised plan of care to patients. This will include assisting with personal care needs such as washing and dressing, mobility support, nutritional care needs and maintaining thorough records and documentation

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.