Healthcare Support Worker - Male Surgery / Gastro (band 2)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Steeton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to join its dynamic surgical nursing teams. Candidates must demonstrate excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering kind and compassionate care. Responsibilities include supporting trained nurses and undertaking direct care activities. Educational qualifications include Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care, and candidates should be willing to work towards the Care Certificate. A DBS check is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Possess or be willing to work towards the Care Certificate.
• Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer.
• Previous experience of dealing with the public.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of duties including direct care activities.
• Support and be supervised by trained nurses.

Skills

Communication skills

Basic literacy and numeracy

Understanding of confidentiality

Ability to follow instructions

Literacy in IT

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Functional Skills Level 1 Numeracy

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker - Male Surgery / Gastro (band 2)

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated staff with excellent communication skills to join our forward thinking dynamic surgical nursing teams. You must have a passion for delivering kind and compassionate care. Recruiting motivated, capable and committed staff is the key to maintaining our high standards of quality, safety and patient experience.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation.

Main duties of the job

To undertake a range of duties including direct careactivities working in support of and supervised by the trained nurse

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Possess or be willing to work towards the Care Certificate
• Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
• Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care
• Functional Skills Level 1 Numeracy

Experience

• Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer
• Previous experience of dealing with the public

Knowledge

• Understanding of what 'confidentiality' is and how you put into practice
• Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Demonstrate literacy in IT

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.