Job Summary
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues' lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high-quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
Job Title: Health Care Support Worker
Band 2 - £23,615 - £23,615
Job Location: Kirklees Intermediate Care Beds (Ings Grove House)
Hours: 37.5 Hours/Week (part-time hours considered)
Job Type: Fixed term until April 2026
Within Locala's Health and Wellbeing Integrated Communities, we deliver a range of multidisciplinary community services, including integrated health and social care with our colleagues in Kirklees Council. Locala has been successful in our service improvement work and planning with enhanced service offers providing support to patients, improving their experience, and ensuring excellent continuity of care.
Main duties of the job
The health care support worker role is a fantastic opportunity to develop your rehabilitation skills. The post will involve completing a combination of delegated nursing and therapy tasks. Typical duties will include daily mobility and transfer practice with patients, facilitation of group exercise programmes, and completion of basic nursing tasks such as pressure ulcer prevention and malnutrition care plans.
Do You Have a Passion For
* Rehabilitation and supporting patients into their home setting?
* Strong communication skills?
* Working as part of a Multidisciplinary team (MDT)?
* Developing your existing skills?
The service is based within Ings Grove House, serving the residents of North and South Kirklees. There may also be a need to work within patients' homes across Kirklees to support home visits and our outreach service when required.
We offer a 7-day service, working 8 am until 7 pm in a rota pattern providing assessment, treatment, and evaluation of clients' needs using a holistic and patient-centred approach.
The ultimate aim is to prevent unnecessary future admission to the hospital and to ensure the swift appropriate discharge from the hospital to offer rehabilitation and enable our clients to return home. Working with initiative is essential, and there will be opportunities to support and skill share with colleagues within the team as well as across different sectors.
About Us
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated closing date should we receive sufficient applications to review.
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:
* Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
* Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
* Development opportunities - We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
Here at Locala, we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated Good NHS healthcare services, as well as having a positive social impact in local communities.
Date posted: 04 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 2025-1618
Job locations: Ings Grove House Doctor Lane Mirfield, Mirfield, WF14 8DP
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description. Locala Community Partnerships CIC is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Responsibilities
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description. Locala Community Partnerships CIC is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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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 details
Employer name: Locala Health and Wellbeing
Address: Ings Grove House Doctor Lane Mirfield, Mirfield, WF14 8DP
Employer's website: https://www.locala.org.uk/
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