Care Certificate Coordinator

Job summary

This is an opportunity to train and support new Healthcare Support Workers within the organisation in line with the requirements of the Care Certificate.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the planning and delivery of the Care Certificate programme in partnership with the Integrated Clinical Education Team.

This position is open to assistant practitioners and registered nursing associates.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job:

Will be responsible for the planning and delivery of the Care Certificate programme across the organisation

Will provide support to the non-registered workforce who are undertaking the Care Certificate programme

Will promote national training requirements and competences for Healthcare Support Workers

Will work alongside Healthcare Support Workers that are new to the Trust during their 12-week Care Certificate programme

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?