Healthcare Support Worker

NHS; Worthing; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Worthing is seeking a dedicated Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to provide high-quality care for patients with dementia. The successful candidate will assist nursing staff in delivering everyday care and ensure a safe environment for our patients. Experience in healthcare is desirable but not essential, as extensive training and support will be provided. This rewarding role offers opportunities for personal and professional development within a skilled, supportive multi-disciplinary team.

Benefits

NHS staff discounts

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in dementia care is desirable.
• Ability to undertake physical interventions for management of violence and aggression.
• Commitment to lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Establish and deliver a therapeutic programme of care.
• Assist with personal care and infection control.
• Report on patients' conditions and document care delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork experience

Attention to detail

Motivation

Education

Recognised qualification in a relevant area

NVQ Level 2 in care

Job description

We are very excited to be advertising this Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker post working with people with dementia. You will be working alongside nursing staff and consultant to aid with the overall day to day activities ensuring the care and safety of patients at our acute in-patient ward in Worthing. This is a particularly exciting time to be joining our team, as we have recently reorganised our West Sussex in-patient dementia services which are now all housed within our specialist unit; The Forget Me Not Unit in Worthing.

This is a challenging but hugely rewarding role with lots of progression available to the right person.

The post-holder will work as part of the dedicated MDT supporting women with dementia in our 10 bedded dementia ward. The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly-skilled, enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplinary team. We will be taking a keen interest in helping you to develop the wide range of skills important to this role so experience is desirable but not essential. You will receive regular managerial and clinical supervision.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Support Worker, your main responsibilities will be to work with the multi-disciplinary team to establish and deliver a therapeutic programme of care for service users.

You will be required to communicate with patients, relatives and carers and assisting with clinical duties, including personal care and ensuring infection prevention and control standards are maintained.

You will also undertake personal care duties for service users in hospital, report patient's conditions to qualified staff and document care delivery in patients notes.

You will need to use your strong communication skills, attention to detail and motivation to provide quality care for service users.

About us

The Forget Me Not Unit aims to reduce distress caused to people with dementia or those at risk of dementia who need to be treated in and acute hospital bed. The unit provides a calm, dementia friendly environment with patients being cared for by staff who are competent to meet their needs.

• NHS staff discounts to so many shops, restaurant and gyms

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key survey results:

• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
• 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Healthcare Assistant in our team you will:

• Have a recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills (transferable skills)
• Be fit to undertake any duties related to the role including physical interventions for the management of violence and aggression
• Have experience working as part of a team
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
• Have a professional and friendly demeanour

It would also be advantageous if you:

• Have experience working within a mental health setting
• NVQ Level 2 in care
• Experience of working as part of a team
• NVQ Level 2 in Care

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

- Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of dementia care

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearpro rata for part time