Healthcare Support Worker

NHS; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health and care provider as a Health Care Support Worker. You'll provide essential care and support to patients while working within a multi-disciplinary team. Opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment await you.

Benefits

Group pension

Free tea and coffee

Discounts and cashback via My Reward Hub

Access to wages as earned

Support for mental and physical wellbeing

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience working under supervision.
• Recognition of own limitations.
• Physical ability for manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care to meet patients' needs.
• Support recovery and promote rehabilitation.
• Work within a multi-professional team.

Skills

Teamwork skills

Patient-focused care approach

Drive

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

The Health Care Support Worker is an essential member of the multi-disciplinary team providing high standards of care for patients, as well as support and comfort to family members, friends, and carers.

In addition to essential care and support, there will be opportunities to develop additional skills, including monitoring and recording patient observations, ECGs, and phlebotomy.

Apply now to join our team and help us deliver our vision to improve health and wellbeing through high-quality care.

We are open to discussions around flexible working patterns.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer overseas sponsorship at this time.

If interested, please visit for an informal meeting with our team. To arrange this or for further information, contact Donna Nicolas at [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

To work within a multi-professional team in an inpatient setting, providing support, care, and treatment to individuals within established guidelines and protocols.

You will be expected to provide a high level of essential care to meet patients' needs, including helping to maintain personal hygiene, continence, mobility, nutrition, and hydration.

Supporting recovery and promoting rehabilitation by encouraging patients to regain and maintain independence.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver adult and children’s community health services, primary care including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Supporting millions across England and directly helping over half a million people each year, guided by our values: we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we provide facilities, adjustments, and solutions to be inclusive of everyone.

Roles may close earlier than the advertised date if filled quickly. We encourage early applications. For more about HCRG Care Group, visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Health Care Support Worker, you'll be part of our valued Savernake inpatient team.

You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, with access to rewards and benefits including:

• £24,486 (pro rata) with a group pension
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub for discounts, cashback, and vouchers
• Access to wages as earned to manage emergencies
• Support for mental and physical wellbeing, including recipes, activity challenges, trauma support, legal, debt, life management, career coaching, and counseling
• Opportunities for professional development through our learning team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open culture encouraging ideas to help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through health and care, supported by annual innovation funding

We seek motivated and compassionate individuals with:

• Care Certificate or willingness to achieve it
• Experience working under supervision
• Supporting other workers experience
• Teamwork skills
• Patient-focused care approach
• Recognition of own limitations
• Physical ability for manual handling and using aids
• Willingness to undertake specific nursing/therapy skills
• Drive, motivation, and good time management

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Click Apply above to view the detailed Job Description on our career site

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to check for any criminal convictions.