Job summary
Ward 12 at King's Mill Hospital are actively seeking a dedicated Healthcare Support Assistant to join our dynamic and busy surgical ward. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional patient-centered care and maintaining a supportive and motivating environment for our team.
As a Healthcare Support Assistant on Ward 12, you will play a crucial role in providing personal care and support to patients throughout their surgical journey, from pre-procedure to post-procedure.
If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a busy surgical ward environment, we would love to hear from you. Join Ward 12 at King's Mill Hospital and be part of a team that values excellence, teamwork, and compassionate care.
Main duties of the job
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About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
1. Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
2. Awareness of Safeguarding issues Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Qualifications
Essential
3. NVQ 2 in care
4. Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
5. Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
Desirable
6. Care Certificate" qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training
Essential
7. Able to attend a 6-day Clinical Induction
8. Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience
Essential
9. Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
10. Experience of working as part of a team
11. Previous care work experience
12. Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Desirable
13. Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual
Essential
14. Flexible approach
15. Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends