Health Care Support Worker

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 meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Main duties of the job

Health Care Support Worker

Band 2: £22,383

37.5 hours per week (part-time hours considered)

Permanent

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, 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?
• Do you have strong communication skills?
• Do you enjoy working as part of a Multidisciplinary team (MDT)?
• Are you looking to develop 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 home across Kirklees to support home visits and our outreach service when required.

We offer a 7-day service, working 8am until 7pm in a Rota pattern providing assessment, treatment and evaluation of clients needs using a holistic and patient centered approach. The ultimate aim being to prevent unnecessary future admission to hospital and ensure the swift appropriate discharge from 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.

About us

This is an exciting time to be part of a developing, although well-established team, with a number of service transformation projects in progress. Regular clinical and managerial supervision will be received, and the opportunity to develop clinical skills.

For more information please see the Job description and Person specification or contact Megan McDermott -megan.mcdermott@locala.org.uk or Kathryn Ewart Kathryn.ewart@locala.org.uk. Telephone 03330 436 245

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.