Healthcare Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Tenbury Wells; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health and care provider is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to join the General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Tenbury Community Hospital. The role involves assisting patients with their daily activities, providing nursing care, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation. Flexibility in working hours is offered along with a comprehensive benefits package including 27 days leave and NHS pension.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate competency in clinical procedures.
• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with admitting patients and their relatives.
• Undertake clinical procedures as assessed by seniors.
• Provide delegated nursing care and safe effective care.
• Support patients with daily living activities.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to be part of our General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Tenbury Community Hospital. The candidate will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to achieve specific rehabilitation goals. This will be a challenging and exciting opportunity and will enable the individual to develop new and existing skills. Tenbury Community Hospital, plays a critical role in the delivery of local NHS services, providing more care and treatment closer to peoples homes. Emphasis is to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring excellent care which is safe, effective, personalised and compassionate and to the standards you would expect for your family and friends. Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. This is a part time post working 34.5 hours per week. Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. In addition to meet the Home Office salary threshold, you must have the significant experience to be offered top of the pay band and work a minimum of 35.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Assist with admitting patients to the ward and the care of their relatives
• Undertake clinical procedures following assessment of competencies by qualified senior members of staff
• Carry out delegated nursing care
• Provide safe and effective care
• Identify areas for the improvement
• Assist patients with attending to the activities of daily living and support the therapy team with the rehabilitation of the patient
• Assist patients to sit up or out for breakfast
• Serve and prepare meals/breakfast and drinks, help to assist patients when required
• Complete appropriate paperwork i.e. food diaries and fluid balance charts
• Assist patients with morning personal care and dressing
• Mobilise patients using correct mobility equipment when required, liaise with physiotherapy team
• Liaise with nursing staff for information regarding observations, catheters, lab samples, blood sugar monitoring, dressings and further health checks
• Carry out patient weekly assessments which involve weighing, clean and check mattress, catheter bag change when required

About the employer

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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