Main area Medicine and Elderly Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-CORP1916
Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Huddersfield & Calderdale Town Huddersfield Salary £23,615 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/03/2025 23:59 Interview date 03/04/2025
Enhanced Care Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 2
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We expect you to be willing to learn and develop your skills, also prioritise your workload and contribute to new ideas to improve the care and experience of our patients.
Job overview
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for caring for older adults with cognitive impairment. This role requires a person who is able to work without direct supervision, uses their own initiative and has previous care experience. Must also have reliable IT, written and verbal communication skills, and be creative and practical; work well within a team and be confident.
Main duties of the job
The role of Enhanced Care Support Worker is to support the multidisciplinary teams on the wards, providing 24 hour care for people with cognitive impairment, who are distressed and at risk of harm to themselves or others. Training will be provided in specialised skills including social engagement and enhanced conflict resolution techniques to enable these patients to experience individualised person-centered care.
The Enhanced Care Team can be based on any ward over both hospital sites, to provide support for both patients and staff.
Shift patterns are over a 24 hour period with Nights, Long days, Earlies and Lates; these posts require some weekend and bank holiday working as part of the ward rotas. You will be ward based and there will be times when you will be asked to move areas to support as needed by ward staff and on-call matrons.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role of Enhanced Care Support Worker is to support the multidisciplinary teams on the wards, providing 24 hour care on a 1-1 basis for people with cognitive impairment, who may be physically or mentally unwell, who may be distressed and/or at risk of harm to themselves or others. Each patient's needs will be considered on an individual basis.
Training will be provided in specialised skills including social engagement and de-escalation techniques to enable these patients to experience individualised person-centered dementia care.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Health specific NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) or equivalent acute health care experience
* GCSE English grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or a pass at the Maths and English assessment
* Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role.
* Moving and handling training
* Infection control training
* Food hygiene training
* Resuscitation training
* Customer care training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Experience of working within a care setting
* Insight into the roles and responsibilities of the post
* Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession
* Understand the importance of record keeping
* Experience of record keeping
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
* Ability to work as a team member
* Ability to work in a busy environment
* Able to work under direction
* Ability to position patients
* Ability to stand for long periods of time
* Reliability [attendance]
* Able to work shifts (24-hour rotation)
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current/most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.
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