Healthcare Assistant - Trinity Ward

Harrogate And District Nhs Foundation Trust; Ripon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Fast-track Physiotherapy service

Job summary

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compassionate Care Support Worker for Trinity Ward at Ripon Community Hospital. The role involves assisting with moving, personal care, hygiene and feeding, while maintaining patient dignity in a busy rehabilitation setting.

Experience in care is preferred, with flexibility across a 24-hour shift pattern. The Trust emphasises kindness, integrity, teamwork and equality in patient care and staff wellbeing.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or NHS equivalent with completion evidence.
• Moving and Handling certification and basic life support where applicable.
• Ability to demonstrate literacy and numeracy to support patient records.

Responsibilities

• Assist with moving, turning and positioning of dependent patients using correct equipment.
• Support personal care, hygiene, feeding and comfort while preserving dignity.
• Assist with toilet needs, dressing, meals and maintaining accurate records.
• Follow infection control policies and standard precautions in caring for patients.

Skills

Moving and Handling

Literacy and Numeracy

Caring in Health Environment

Infection Control

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job summary

Internal Applicants Only

Where: Trinity Ward, Ripon Community Hospital

Who: Care Support Worker

Ripon Community Hospital is a much loved local hospital and provides a friendly and welcoming atmosphere with a real sense of community amongst the staff. We aim to reflect the Trust's values in everything we do, kindness, integrity, teamwork and equality (KITE).

Trinity ward is a 19-bedded ward caring for patients requiring rehabilitation and includes 2 palliative care beds. We are seeking a compassionate individual to provide excellent care in a busy and rewarding environment. The role will require flexibility in working a range of shifts over a 24 hour period.

If you are passionate about patient care and safety we look forward to hearing from you. Experience in a caring environment is preferred.

Main duties of the job

• Following instructions, assisting with moving, turning and positioning the dependent patient, having knowledge of the correct use of moving and handling equipment.
• Assisting with care given to pressure areas of patients and the appropriate use of pressure relieving devices.
• Assisting the patient with their personal hygiene needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained and promoting independence.
• Assistance with feeding patients, preparing patients prior to meals, including assisting patients to order their meals from the menus. Assisting the patients to maintain adequate oral fluid intake and accurate record keeping.
• Assisting patients to dress and undress.
• Assisting with toileting and escorting patients to and from the toilet
• Making beds, including stripping of bed linen
• Assisting in the care of terminally ill patient and with the performance of the Last Offices
• Assist in the collection of specimens following appropriate instruction.
• Using relevant policies and procedures including infection control and the use of standard precautions when undertaking patient

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Tammara Millward on [e-mail].

Person Specification

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (RQF accredited) or NHS England accredited Care Certificate, with evidence of full completion of the knowledge and work based assessments / relevant experience
• Able to demonstrate a good standard of literacy and numeracy
• Moving and Handling Certificate
• Basic Life Support Certificate
• Evidence of practical training or education in a care setting
• Previous experience in a health care setting

Desirable

• Practical skills in providing essential aspects of care.
• Manual handling skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).