Healthcare Support Worker

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; West Carr; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to join the Complex Care team. This role involves supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs, primarily during day service hours with possible night shifts. Ideal candidates must have effective communication skills and a UK driving license. The trust offers a unique range of benefits, including enhanced leave and health support.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work.
• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care planned support to individuals based on individual care plans.
• Work under the guidance of a registered nurse.
• Obtain valid consent and contribute to care plans.

Skills

Communication strategies

Physical health interventions

Ability to work under supervision

Job description

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to join the Complex Care team, working 22.5 hours per week, supporting adults with a learning disabilities and additional complex health needs. This support will mostly be required for working in a day service, however may require occasional night shifts in the person's home (if required).

The successful candidate will join the Complex Care team as a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker. The Complex Care team provides individualised intensive health care support to clients with a learning disability and additional long term complex health care needs in the community. You will be working within the day service and will be responsible for carrying out individual care plans including interventions to meet assessed need in a wide range of complex health conditions including epilepsy, gastrointestinal conditions, breathing difficulties and complex medication regimes.

Main duties of the job

• Working a shift pattern during the hours of 08:30-16:30, Monday-Friday (though may require occasional night shift).
• Work to provide care planned support to individuals, including a range of physical health interventions.
• Work under the guidance/ supervision of a registered Nurse, with additional guidance from the wider multidisciplinary team that is relevant for the individual (e.g. Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy etc).
• Obtain valid consent or working under best interests, and carrying out risk assessments/contributing to care plans.
• Be able to confidently use a range of communication strategies to support the individuals communication needs.
• Have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work.
• Work in partnership with the individual, their carer, families and the wider healthcare team.
• Promote clinical effectiveness, safety and a good experience for the individual.
• Observe and make suggestions to improve a persons quality of life.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development.

We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

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