Healthcare Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bloxwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a care assistant to support inpatients on community wards at Haywood Hospital and Cheadle Hospital. You will monitor patients, assist with personal care and medications, and support rehabilitation and safeguarding on a dementia-friendly, round-the-clock service.

Role involves teamwork, documentation, and enabling patient independence. NHS values and patient confidentiality are essential. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Monitor patients and report changes that need review of their care.
• Ensure patients' comfort, safety, dignity and confidentiality.
• Assist with personal care and medication as required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients and report changes to the care team.
• Support patients with personal care, including bathing and hygiene.
• Assist with medication management and use of equipment as directed.
• Deliver care plans and contribute to safeguarding.
• Record care and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support patients to transition to appropriate services.

Skills

Numeracy and literacy

Teamwork

Willingness for Care Certificate

Computer skills

Education

NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

This post supports inpatients on the community wards at the Haywood Hospital and Cheadle Hospital, run by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on monitoring patients, helping with personal care and medication, and supporting rehabilitation and safeguarding. The wards are dementia-friendly, the service runs round the clock on shifts, and staff may move between the two hospitals. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What the job involves

• Monitor patients and report changes that need review of their care
• Ensure patients' comfort, safety, dignity and confidentiality
• Enable, encourage or assist patients with personal care, including bathing, showering, toileting, hygiene, continence care, skin integrity, meals and medication
• Assist, support or prompt patients to manage their medication
• Deliver support plans and safeguard vulnerable people
• Contribute to outcome-focused reviews
• Encourage patients' independence, choice, health and wellbeing
• Encourage patients to use equipment and assistive technology
• Help patients transition to alternative services and support where needed
• Engage in organisational learning and development
• Provide excellent patient care and support
• Record care and provide feedback through documentation

What’s required

Qualifications

• Good basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate as required

Experience

• Experience of caring for others, formally or informally
• Experience of working as part of a team

Skills & knowledge

• Computer skills and use of technology in the workplace

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship

Nice to have

• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting

What’s offered

• Dedicated career development programme to band 3, usually completed within 6 to 12 months
• Ongoing continuing professional development
• Flexible working requests considered in line with service needs
• Full or part-time hours available