Healthcare Support Worker - Trust Wide - Poole Hospital
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Are you passionate about caring for others?
Why not join the NHS in a rewarding career as a Healthcare Support Worker?
We can offer fully supported training for the role as well as support and guidance to career progression. No previous experience is necessary, as we provide the training you will need to succeed in this role. We offer a bespoke full induction, support you through the care certificate and beyond, with mentors on the wards to help you reach your potential and deliver first class care to our patients.
This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3.
Our HCSWs are invaluable to the trust and play an integral role in the wards and departmental teams. The role of a HCSW can be challenging but overall rewarding. Working alongside likeminded people, our teams are caring, compassionate and inclusive. We believe in "growing our own" and support progression pathways to staff nurse training applications.
Main duties of the job
Currently there are full time and part time hours on offer. We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week - therefore, we require everyone to be fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays.
We are currently looking to recruit to inpatient wards at Poole Hospital; these are permanent positions on various Wards within the Medical/Surgical/Trauma/ and Older Persons Services directorates. If you have a preference of site or area please state this in the supporting evidence.
As part of the selection process you will be required to complete a numeracy and literacy assessment alongside an interview.
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS POSITION.
Base Location: Poole Hospital, please note that some wards that are currently based at Poole may move to Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the future.
Assessment Date: 8th January 2025. If you successfully pass the assessments then you will be interviewed at a later date.
If you have any queries please email us at recruitment@uhd.nhs.uk or call us on 0300 019 4426.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Good standard of general education
* Good standard of numeracy and literacy
Experience
* Experience of working in a team under appropriate supervision
* Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
* Experience of working with the public
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 name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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