Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Care of the Elderly
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for committed, enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Support Workers to join our teams in our Care of the Elderly wards.
Healthcare Support Workers are a key part of our team and support the Registered Nurses in providing high quality care to our patients.
Do you want to be part of a team with an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care, ensuring we keep our patients safe and that they have a positive experience under our care?
If you like to be challenged, are able to work in a fast paced environment, enjoy working as part of a team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve, then this could be the job for you.
Please note that proven care experience and/or a Care Certificate (or equivalent) is essential to be suitable for a Band 3 HCSW post.
Main duties of the job
You will meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse.
You will also meet the needs of the Trust with regards to Induction, mandatory and statutory training.
You will be expected to ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines.
You'll work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team.
You will work within the boundaries of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker and refer to the Registered Nurse as appropriate.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent
* Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
Experience
* Previous experience in a health setting
* Experience within an acute setting
Knowledge
* Awareness of the nature of the carer's role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
* Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
* Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.
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
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata
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