Main area Nursing & Midwifery Grade Band 3 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Bank) Job ref 387-BHCSW-MAY-GE
Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £12.59 Bank rates Salary period Session by session Closing 24/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 06/05/2025
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Are you an experienced and qualified Nursing Assistant or Healthcare Assistant?
Would you like to work at an NHS trust that is committed to ensuring your ongoing development and training of a wide range of clinical skills and knowledge?
What is the role of a Bank Health Care Support Worker at UHBW?
In order to undertake this role you must:
1. Have acute experience working within a healthcare setting within the past 12 months OR are a Student Nurse in your second year having completed a placement in an acute hospital setting – please ensure this is documented in your application.
2. Have a minimum of an NVQ level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or GCSE A*- D in English/ Math's or equivalent.
3. Be able to work a minimum of 2 shifts, in a rolling 3 month period and remain compliant with all essential training, to remain in post.
4. Please note you will be expected to do 5 days of induction within a week period.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will play an essential role in supporting the delivery of the highest standard of quality care to our patients, working alongside registered nurses and other healthcare professionals. Your role will include a wide range of tasks, from providing personal and intimate care to undertaking clinical observations. A Health Care Support Worker will be competent to provide compassionate care to agreed quality standards.
You will be required to follow stringent policies such as infection control and manual handling policies, and keep your clinical and non-clinical colleagues informed of outcomes. In addition, you will be providing emotional and practical support to patients and their families. You will require an adaptable and flexible approach to enable you to adapt to situations that change quickly.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 15,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. The Trust has many and varied career opportunities for you to choose from.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At UHBW we are currently recruiting for Experienced Bank Healthcare Support Workers to join our trust.
We ask that you have experience working within an acute healthcare setting, within the last 12 months OR are a Student Nurse in your second year having completed a placement in an acute hospital setting – please ensure this is documented in your application. If you meet the essential criteria, your application will be shortlisted and you will be invited for an interview. If successful, you will be employed on a zero hour contract and on occasions you will be required to work between our Bristol and Weston sites.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* GCSE A*-D in English language or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working in a health and social care setting
* Experience of time management skills and prioritising work
Skills and Abilities
* Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
* Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
Important Information
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
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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.
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