Healthcare Support Worker

Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care Nhs Trust; Charlton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting Band 3 Healthcare Support Workers to join the Pershore Community Hospital team. The role involves working 34.5 hours per week with an MDT to achieve rehabilitation goals and support safe, effective, compassionate care.

We offer development opportunities, flexible working options, and a commitment to wellbeing and staff support. Applicants should read the guidance notes attached to understand Trust requirements.

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification level 3 in care or equivalent.
• Care Certificate or willing to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
• Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training.
• Experience of working in a care environment (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation, promoting these on day-to-day basis.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, maintaining high standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Provide safe and effective practice to patients within the Community Hospital.
• Work as part of the Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work with the MDT to provide patient care in a ward/department.

Skills

Communication

Care environment experience

Teamwork

Education

Vocational qualification level 3 in care

Care Certificate

Level 2 qualification in care

Job description

Job summary

We are currently recruiting Band 3 Healthcare Support Workers, 34.5 hours a week, to be part of our team at Pershore Community Hospital, which has an inpatient ward with 26 beds. 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.

Pershore 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.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

• 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


• Act as health


• Provide safe and effective care


• Identifies 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.


• Stores to be restocked daily.


• Assist patients with toileting.


• Assist to support patients to bed/ attach catheter night bags when required.


• Comply with policies and procedures of the ward.

About us

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

If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Job responsibilities

• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.


• Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.


• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.


• Provide safe and effective practice to patients within the Community Hospital.


• Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined ward/department.


• For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment or equivalent qualification or experience


• Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust


• Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a care environment

Desirable

• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of care related procedures, clinical observations, and relevant legislation.


• Basic IT skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly in English in both verbal and written forms.

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.