Main area Healthcare Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: full time and part time hours available Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (shift work to cover 24/7) Job ref 423-5612586-E
Employer Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Airedale General Hospital Town Steeton Salary £23,615 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/04/2025
Health Care Support Worker (Band 2)
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come.
Job overview
We are looking for individuals with or without experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. Healthcare Support Worker opportunities are available in medical and surgical areas at Airedale Hospital, as well as positions at Castleberg Hospital.
No experience? No problem. We will teach you everything you need to know. To us, it is more important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Health Care Support Worker.
From the moment you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career you will acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to our assessment/interview day held on 24th April 2025 at Airedale General Hospital.
Main duties of the job
As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different, and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role
* Washing and dressing patients who need help
* Serving meals and assisting patients to eat
* Helping patients to move around
* Talking to patients and their families
* Monitoring patient conditions
You will be required to work shift patterns (worked over a 6 week rota period) including days, nights, weekends & bank holidays.
Please Note: The vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, please submit your application as soon as possible providing as much information as possible to enable us to shortlist.
If you have previously applied within the last 6 months - please do not reapply.
Working for our organisation
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.
What we Offer
* Range of opportunities for flexible working
* Strong team ethos
* NHS salary structure & generous pension
* 27 days holiday plus days off for bank holidays worked
* Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives
* Health service discounts and online benefits
* Health and wellbeing support
* Discounts on public transport
* Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments
* Nightingales on site nursery
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached documents which provide further details including job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
* Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate
* Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
* Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
* Functional skills level 1 numeracy
Experience & Achievements
* Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer
* Previous experience dealing with the public
Disposition, Qualities and Values
* Caring and a desire to help others
Knowledge/Skills
* Good written and communication skills demonstrated on application form
* Understanding of equality and diversity
* Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice
* Demonstrate literacy in IT
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard or Basic £26.40) from your first full month's salary. This is a condition of your employment.
In applying for a post that requires a DBS check you are confirming that you have read and understood the DBS Privacy Policy for Enhanced and Standard Checks (Click here for the privacy policy)
You are encouraged to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
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