Healthcare Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working

Maternity, paternity and adoption

Staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

The Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker position on the Stroke and General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Evesham Community Hospital is a full-time post (37.5 hours per week). It focuses on personal care, meals, mobilising patients and supporting rehabilitation goals set by the multidisciplinary team.

You will work with patients and relatives, follow ward policies, and help promote independence while maintaining safety and professional standards, with NHS pension, generous leave and flexible working as

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent, or level 2 in care with willingness to complete level 3 on appointment, or equivalent qualification or experience
• Care Certificate, or expected within 12 weeks of starting
• Experience of working in a care environment
• Knowledge of care procedures, clinical observations and relevant legislation
• Ability to promote independence and facilitate learning in others
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to communicate clearly in English, verbally and in writing
• Willingness and ability to undertake Safety Intervention training

Responsibilities

• Support patients with daily living, including personal care, dressing and toileting
• Work with the MDT and therapy team towards specific rehabilitation goals
• Carry out delegated nursing care and clinical procedures once competence is assessed
• Assist with admissions and support patients' relatives
• Mobilise patients with correct equipment, liaising with physiotherapy
• Liaise with nursing staff on observations, catheters, lab samples, blood sugar monitoring and dressings
• Carry out weekly patient assessments, including weighing, mattress checks and catheter bag changes
• Serve meals and drinks, help patients eat, and complete food diaries and fluid balance charts
• Help patients sit up or out for breakfast
• Support patients to bed and attach catheter night bags
• Restock stores daily
• Follow ward policies and procedures, identify areas for improvement and model professional standards

Skills

Care procedures

Clinical observations

English communication

IT basics

Independence support

Education

Level 3 care qualification

Care Certificate

Job description

This Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker post sits on the Stroke and General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Evesham Community Hospital, full time at 37.5 hours a week. The work centres on personal care, mealtimes, mobilising patients and supporting rehabilitation goals agreed with the multidisciplinary team. It is a rehabilitation ward where clinical procedures and delegated nursing care follow formal competency sign-off. Applicants need a level 3 or equivalent care qualification, or willingness to gain one, and the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of starting.

What the job involves

• Support patients with daily living, including personal care, dressing and toileting
• Work with the MDT and therapy team towards specific rehabilitation goals
• Carry out delegated nursing care and clinical procedures once competence is assessed
• Assist with admissions and support patients' relatives
• Mobilise patients with correct equipment, liaising with physiotherapy
• Liaise with nursing staff on observations, catheters, lab samples, blood sugar monitoring and dressings
• Carry out weekly patient assessments, including weighing, mattress checks and catheter bag changes
• Serve meals and drinks, help patients eat, and complete food diaries and fluid balance charts
• Help patients sit up or out for breakfast
• Support patients to bed and attach catheter night bags
• Restock stores daily
• Follow ward policies and procedures, identify areas for improvement and model professional standards

What’s required

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent, or level 2 in care with willingness to complete level 3 on appointment, or equivalent qualification or experience
• Care Certificate, or expected within 12 weeks of starting

Experience

• Experience of working in a care environment

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of care procedures, clinical observations and relevant legislation
• Ability to promote independence and facilitate learning in others
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to communicate clearly in English, verbally and in writing

Other

• Willingness and ability to undertake Safety Intervention training

Nice to have

• Experience of manual handling of patients using lifting aids

What’s offered

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 with long service
• Generous NHS pension
• Enhanced pay for unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Maternity, paternity and adoption support
• Wide range of staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Resources for continual professional development and career progression