Healthcare Support Worker

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in London is seeking a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join their Outpatients team. This role involves assisting with personal care and supporting patients, while providing a high standard of care. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications and experience in a clinical setting. Competitive salary between £30,546 and £32,207 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical healthcare setting.
• Experience of dealing with the public.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care and mobility.
• Supporting patients' nutritional and hydration needs.
• Undertaking delegated clinical tasks under supervision.

Skills

Evidence of providing high quality care

Good communication skills, written and verbal

Ability to work as part of a team

Evidence of effective interpersonal skills

Education

Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent

Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math's GCSEs or equivalent)

Evidence of ongoing personal development

Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship

Job description

St. Bartholomew's Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work in Outpatients. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers as well as attracting individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies & progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

We are looking for compassionate & motivated individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a hospital setting. The role involves undertaking a range of delegated clinical tasks, such as:

Assisting with personal care and mobility

Supporting patients' nutritional & hydration needs

Undertaking limited range of delegated duties (e.g. taking blood pressure, recording ECG, MRSA screening)

Simple wound dressings

Strong teamworking & communication skills are essential to ensure the comfort, wellbeing, & safety of our patients.

An excellent communicator, they have experience of working in a team, to ensure the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our patients.

PLEASE NOTE - WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.

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About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent.
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math's GCSEs or equivalent.)
• Evidence of ongoing personal development.
• Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical healthcare setting.
• Experience of dealing with the public.

Skills

• Evidence of providing high quality care.
• To be aware of incident reporting systems and escalation processes
• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
• Evidence of good organizational skills
• Self-motivated to work under minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Basic keyboard/ computer skills (e.g. ability to enter patient data onto computer records)
• Contributes to updating patient records
• To always protect and maintain patient confidentiality and follow information governance policies and procedures.
• Prepared to undertake further training to develop the necessary competencies and skills.
• Depending on specific service arrangements, to supervise and train more junior staff.

Knowledge

• Awareness of health and safety at work. e.g: manual handling skills, infection control measures.
• Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy

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.

£30,546 to £32,207 a yearper annum inc (pro rata)