Health Care Support Worker - WITH EXPERIENCE
Experienced Health Care Support Worker - Permanent, Band 2 - 3- With the Opportunity to Undertake an Apprenticeship
This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced support workers to develop a career in the NHS as a Health Care Support Worker.
We have a number of full time and part time opportunities available to applicants with previous health care experience, who are wanting to develop a career.
Successful applicants will be offered the opportunity to undertake a Level 2/3 Apprenticeship if not already obtained. This opportunity will provide valuable work experience and upon completion a recognised Healthcare qualification.
You will be given the opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge required to become competent in supporting patients across a wide range of specialties that include roles in both acute and community settings.
WVT are providing the opportunity for band 2 to band 3 career development and pay progression opportunities, subject to experience and competencies achieved.
Main duties of the job
As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role:
* Washing and dressing patients
* Serving meals and feeding patients
* Helping patients to move around
* Making beds
* Talking to patients and their families
* Monitoring patient condition
Skills and personal attributes needed:
* Understand and comply with HCSW mandatory induction standards and code of conduct
* Caring and kind
* To supervise junior/new members of staff and student nurses
* Cheerful and friendly
* Maintain up to date records
* Able to follow direct instructions
* Ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary team.
* Effective written and verbal communication, literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
* Participate in audit and quality improvement
* Be well organised
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view detailed Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see attached supporting documents.
Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements.
This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
* Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent experience to vocational qualification level 3.
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrate a range of core skills to competently undertake patient care and other tasks and activities
* Effective written and verbal communication, literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
* Previous experience working in a care environment
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Demonstration of caring and compassionate attributes and the Trust's CARE values.
* Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Effective and sensitive handling of difficult information
Other Factors
Essential
* Able to meet moving and handling requirements of job with any aids or adaptations that may be required
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
* Understand working within the scope of their practice
* Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford
Stonebow Rd
Hereford,
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
£23,615 to £25,674 a year Per Annum - Dependent on experience
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