Job summary
Minehead Hospital boastsstate of the art facilitiesin a fabulous rural location. We are situated on the coast in beautiful West Somerset, we offer excellent staff facilities including staff dining room with a south facing balcony, largefree staff car park& modern changing facilities.
The ward has 19 inpatient beds set out as single rooms and two four bed bays. Each room has an on-suite and overhead hoist system. All modern facilities. We have a specially designed room for end of life care. We offer rehabilitation and subacute medical intervention.
Main duties of the job
Are you a Health care assistant looking to join a friendly, longstanding team?
If so, we are looking for you to join us on a part-time basis!Full traininganddevelopmentis offered in this role. We can offer youflexibility with hours, if you can offer us the same, as this role will involve nights and weekends.
You will be an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking professional who has experience of working in a team. With the patient at the centre of all you do, you will require good communication skills, be assertive and provide a high standard of nursing care with the support of the ward Sister.
We are confident that once you've seen what we can offer you won't want to leave - informal visits/chats always welcome.
If you are ready for a new adventure, with different scenery and a committed friendly team then you would love to work with us!
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) will have the awareness and ability to address the basic care needs of individuals following direction from their supervisor. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. HCSWs will carry out well-defined routine duties indicated in the care plan and check on patients overall progress, comfort and wellbeing, reporting any concerns to their Registered Professional
HCSWs also undertake non-clinical duties and, depending on where they work, examples of these can be found in Appendix 1. They will be able to address straightforward problems in their day to day work, reporting concerns and changes to their supervisor in a timely manner. HCSWs work in a range of healthcare settings. They will report to a Registered Professional who will directly or indirectly supervise their work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) will have the awareness and ability to address the basic care needs of individuals following direction from their supervisor. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. HCSWs will carry out well-defined routine duties indicated in the care plan and check on patients overall progress, comfort and wellbeing, reporting any concerns to their Registered Professional
HCSWs also undertake non-clinical duties and, depending on where they work, examples of these can be found in Appendix 1. They will be able to address straightforward problems in their day to day work, reporting concerns and changes to their supervisor in a timely manner. HCSWs work in a range of healthcare settings. They will report to a Registered Professional who will directly or indirectly supervise their work.
Person Specification
Interview Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of secondary education
Desirable
- Care Certificate (Skills for Care) inhouse training or prepared to undertake within an agreed timescale
- Vocational level 2 Healthcare or willingness to undertake within agree time scale
- Good understanding of working in the clinical environment
- Previous experience of working within an NHS environment
Person Specification
Interview Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of secondary education
Desirable
- Care Certificate (Skills for Care) inhouse training or prepared to undertake within an agreed timescale
- Vocational level 2 Healthcare or willingness to undertake within agree time scale
- Good understanding of working in the clinical environment
- Previous experience of working within an NHS environment
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
