Job Summary
Are you looking for a job that can make a real difference to people's lives?
We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard-working individuals that also believe in our Trust Values: Supportive, Respectful, Innovative & Collaborative.
University Hospital Bristol and Weston has developed a Trainee Senior Health Care Support Worker (TSHCSW) role to provide an entry point on the nursing apprentice career pathway. You will initially be employed as a Band 2 Health Care Support Worker and receive in-house training to gain the skills and competencies to allow you to progress into a Senior HCSW role.
In this role, you will gain valuable insight into working within an acute hospital environment and provide a strong foundation for a career in healthcare. You will be required to be fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights, and bank holidays. 23 hours per week is the minimum for a part-time role.
To Be Eligible to Apply:
Previous healthcare experience is not required, but enthusiasm and commitment to learn is essential.
Good academic qualifications are required for this role, the following are essential:
1. Maths: GCSEs Grade C/4 or above or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification
2. English: GCSEs Grade C/4 or above OR Functional Skills Level 2.
3. Level 3 qualification: Full NVQ Level 3/BTEC or equivalent 'A' levels.
Main Duties of the Job:
This is a developmental role; the trainee Senior HCSW will work towards progression to a Senior HCSW (Band 3) role on successful completion of the Band 3 Senior HCSW competencies.
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker on the adult inpatient wards, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a registered Nurse to provide essential nursing care for adult patients. You will be helping your patients (both male and female) with daily living tasks, including washing and going to the toilet (hygiene & continence) or helping with their meals (nutrition).
Helping with mobility needs and providing pressure area care.
Providing patients and their families with emotional support.
Undertaking "one to one observation" for patients who present a high risk due to their clinical condition.
Helping to maintain a ward environment that is clean and safe, preventing infection and falls.
As a trainee senior healthcare worker, you will receive training to enable you to take and record patients' vital signs, identify and escalate changes to a patient's condition to the registered nurse. Some clinical areas may require you to be proficient in additional clinical skills such as ECGs, venepuncture, and simple dressings.
About Us:
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.
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. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us, and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that 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.
Date Posted: 24 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £23,615 to £25,674 a year per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference Number: 387-TSHCSW-March
Job Locations:
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin St, Bristol, BS2 8BJ
Job Responsibilities:
You will be working on an inpatient ward, and you will be required to work long shifts (12 hours) which include days/nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
This is a physically demanding role, and you will be on your feet for long periods.
This is an emotionally demanding role and requires you to adapt quickly to the constantly changing clinical demands on an acute inpatient ward.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an assessment centre in Bristol City Centre on Wednesday 19th March. You will need to be available for the whole morning.
Person Specification:
Knowledge and Experience Essential:
* Be able to work as a member of a team
* Experience of time management and prioritising work
* Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives
Desirable:
* Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
Qualifications and Training Essential:
* One of the following: Level 3 (SCQF - 6): City and Guilds 3, NVQ 3, BTEC National Diploma, or experience equivalent to the above qualifications
* Level 2 Functional skills in English and Maths, or equivalent
Skills and Abilities Essential:
* Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
* Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
* Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures
* Committed to providing high-quality patient care
* Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard
* IT skills, basic word processing, email, and keyboard skills
* Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
* Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit depending on clinical need
* Able to demonstrate a calm, caring patient manner/attitude
* Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
* Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship:
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.
Employer Details:
Employer Name: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin St, Bristol, BS2 8BJ
Employer's Website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/
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