Healthcare Support Worker - Aspull Ward

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Job summary

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker for Aspull Ward. The role involves assisting patients with personal care, supporting nursing staff, and participating in the delivery of high-quality care. Candidates should have strong communication skills and be capable of working under pressure.

Benefits

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Speak English with confidence and accuracy.
• Proven ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Demonstrable ability to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care and hygiene needs.
• Support qualified nursing and medical staff.
• Communicate effectively with team members.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Effective level of numeracy and literacy skills

Job description

Main area Healthcare Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

36 hours per week (Monday - Sunday including nights) Job ref 302-25-7132435SS

Employer Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Town Wigan Salary £23,615 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59

Healthcare Support Worker - Aspull Ward

NHS AfC: Band 2

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Job overview

We are seeking a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) to commence on Aspull ward, 28 bedded trauma and orthopaedic unit. Please note this role includes working weekends and nights.

If you wish to be considered for the position available please click apply now to complete an application form.

Throughout the application form, and particularly in the supporting information, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the criteria on the person specification.

Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.

Main duties of the job

Function as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team by assisting Nursing staff in the delivery of effective high quality patient care. All work undertaken by the post holder will be under direct supervision of Registered Nurses.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist patients with the provision of washing, dressing, personal care, beverages and/or meals.
• Assist qualified nursing and medical staff where requested.
• Communicate with all members of the team to maintain a good service provision.
• Ensure that all patients are able to meet their hygiene needs, providing a level of assistance appropriate to the individual.
• Prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken.
• Alert the registered nurse where you notice any changes in the patient’s health and well-being or any possible risks.
• Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the ward/unit in consultation with senior staff.
• Assist with the general cleaning and re-stocking of resources where appropriate as well as cleaning and preparing patients beds.
• Contribute to own personal development and take an active part in learning opportunities.

Person specification

Addtional

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Skills

• Effective level of numeracy and literacy skills
• Effective communication skills – written and verbal

Additional

• Proven ability to remain calm under pressure
• Proven ability to demonstrate compassion/empathy/help others
• Effective team player
• Demonstrable ability to follow instructions
• Effective understanding of confidentiality
• Proven ability to be flexible in your approach
• Ability to deal with people from all backgrounds

Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.

We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.

Guidance on Completing Your Application

Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.

On-Call

Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Joanne King Job title Ward Leader Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01942 822066 Additional information

Or contact Carol Baskett

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07825202253

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