Healthcare Support Worker - Stroke

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Healthcare Support Worker in a rewarding role focused on providing care to patients in various settings. Whether full or part-time, enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth. You will work alongside dedicated teams, enhancing your skills through structured training programs.

Benefits

Fully supported training

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a team under appropriate supervision.
• Good standard of numeracy and literacy.
• Completion of a competency-based workbook is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of patient care under supervision.
• Assist in clinical and non-clinical duties.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Good standard of general education

Job description

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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

About

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.

Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW

Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB

Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX

Contact

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Key details

Location

SiteUniversity Hospitals Dorset - All SitesTownDorsetPostcodeBH7 7DWMajor / Minor RegionDorset

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull Time and Part Time Hours Available

• Full time
• Part time
  
  

Salary

Salary£24,625 - £25,674 pa/pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 3)

Specialty

Main areaAll Areas

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches youll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, were also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job Overview

Are you passionate about caring for others?

Why not join the NHS in a rewarding career as a Healthcare Support Worker?

We can offer fully supported training for the role as well as support and guidance to career progression.

No previous experience is necessary, as we provide the training you will need to succeed in this role. We offer a bespoke full induction, support you through the care certificate and beyond, with mentors on the wards to help you reach your potential and deliver first class care to our patients.

This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3.

Our HCSWs are invaluable to the trust and play an integral role in the wards and departmental teams. The role of a HCSW can be challenging but overall rewarding. Working alongside likeminded people, our teams are caring, compassionate and inclusive. We believe in growing our own and support progression pathways to staff nurse training applications.

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Currently there are full time and part time hours on offer. We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week - therefore, we require everyone to be fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays .

We are currently looking to recruit to inpatient wards at Poole and Royal Bournemouth Hospital ; these ar permanente positions on various Wards within the Medical/Surgical/Trauma/ and Older Persons Services directorates. If you have a preference of site or area please state this in the supporting evidence.

As part of the selection process you will be required to complete a numeracy and literacy assessment alongside an interview.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS POSITION

Base Location: Vacancy available in Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital, please note that some wards that are currently based at Poole may move to Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the future.

If you have any queries please email us at [email protected] or call us on 0300 019 4426.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Please Note

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Applicant requirements

info 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good standard of general education
• Good standard of numeracy and literacy
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Completion of a competency- based workbook
• Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a team under appropriate supervision
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
• Experience of working with the public
  
  

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• An understanding around basic patient care
  
  

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
  
  

Documents

• B3 Job Description (, 296.4)PDFKB
• B3 Person Spec (, 32.7)PDFKB
• B2 Job Description (, 328.4)PDFKB
• B2 Person Specification (, 144.6)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameHelen WestallJob titleStroke Clinical LeaderEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0300 019 5056

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals

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