Healthcare Support Worker - Basingstoke & Winchester

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke is seeking Healthcare Support Workers to join our multidisciplinary teams, supporting Registered Nurses in planning, delivery and evaluation of care. The role requires clear written and spoken communication, a commitment to high standards, and the ability to work within our Trust values across long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Successful candidates eligible will undertake the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Qualifications

• Experience or willingness to undertake Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
• Demonstrate alignment with Trust values and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Assist Registered Nurses in planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families and colleagues.
• Work across shifts including long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Level 3 Healthcare Apprenticeship

Job description

In this role, you will have the opportunity to personally make a difference to our patients lives and the lives of their carers and relatives every single day. Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of our multidisciplinary teams who support our patients by assisting our Registered Nurses in planning, delivery and evaluation of care. This will require you to:

• Communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals, both verbally and in writing;
• Share our commitment to maintaining high standards in everything we do;
• Demonstrate that you can work effectively within a team that behaves in accordance with our values.

The Healthcare Support Worker role is varied and busy as you will be working a variety of shifts including long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Successful candidates who are eligible will be expected to undertake the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship. Eligibility and suitability for the programme will be assessed based on apprenticeship funding requirements, previous qualifications, and relevant experience., It is essential that within your application you are able to demonstrate an understanding of the role and responsibilities, able to prove how you develop and maintain positive working relationships, along with evidencing how you would demonstrate our Trust values.

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker is a vital role within the team and if you're positive, caring and have a can-do attitude - we want you to join us., You must be a minimum of 18 years old to apply for the role and be willing to work a minimum of 23 hours per week. You must be able to commit to the standard shift pattern for this role which includes long days, nights, weekend and bank holidays.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.