Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Are you passionate about people and looking to continue your career in healthcare? Or as you have some healthcare experience you are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust that's really going places? Join us as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW), get paid while you continue to learn and develop your career with the Royal Devon.
Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing care to patients in their own homes including wound dressings and taking blood samples are just some aspects of this essential role.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
Job responsibilities
Our Senior Healthcare Support Workers (SHCSWs) form an essential and well-respected part of our healthcare teams across a number of dynamic settings; out in the community, in our acute hospitals or within our theatres teams to name just a few.
You will be a valued member of the team through our comprehensive training and induction programme and our commitment to learning and development will satisfy even the most ambitious person.
The team: The Okehampton Community Nursing team cares for patients in Okehampton and the surrounding area, so a car driver is an essential requirement; however, we do have a pool car for staff to use to undertake home visits.
Our teams are caring, compassionate and inclusive, so whatever your background, you will be made to feel very welcome.
Working Pattern: We care for our patients around the clock, but at the moment this role is over 4 days Monday to Friday during normal working hours. Please do check this at your interview.
Depending on your shift pattern and working hours, you may also receive additional enhancements to your pay.
Person Specification
* See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description.
* 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 name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata
Reference number
185-1478-9091
Job locations
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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