Job summary
Join Nottinghamshire's Community Nursing teams and make a difference! We're looking for kind, caring, and compassionate individuals looking to grow their nursing career. Whether you have community experience or not, we welcome you to be part of our supportive and highly encouraging team.
An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join the Sherwood Community Nursing Team who provide a high standard of care to patients in Edwinstowe, Rainworth and surrounding area.
You will join a highly supportive team that is dedicated to your growth and development. As part of our commitment to your professional advancement, we offer the National Care Certificate Programme for individuals in bands 2-4, providing you with extensive learning opportunities. Additionally, we provide an apprenticeship pathway that enables you to progress to the role of a Registered Nurse Associate at Band 4 level and a further top up to registered nurse. These comprehensive pathways ensure that you have the necessary support and resources to flourish in your Community Nursing career.
Main duties of the job
Do you want to work in the Community ?
Do you want to be part of an Integrated Care Team providing high quality care to patients in the Sherwood area?
If so please apply as we have a vacancy for a Band 3 Community Support Worker.
You will work under the direction of qualified District and Community Nurses to be part of a team to deliver nursing interventions to people in their own homes and Residential Homes.
The roles require individuals to have good communication skills to ensure close working relationships with acute care services, Community care teams, General Practitioners, Social Care teams and other multidisciplinary teams.
We will provide you with a structured induction and training period to ensure you have the opportunity to develop new skills and competence.
Collaboration is key in Nottinghamshire, and we work closely with colleagues across the region to provide a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to care delivery. Join us and enjoy the autonomy to manage your own working day, make clinical decisions for your patients, and be part of a supportive environment.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
With bases in Mansfield, Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Newark, Sherwood, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, and Gedling, we offer a great location with mixed rural and urban areas. Some of our bases provide easy access to the M1 between junctions 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 30. During your days off, explore nearby Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of Robin Hood, or Immerse yourself in the vibrant and dynamic atmosphere of Nottingham City and the many other attractions of Nottinghamshire.
Join us full-time or part-time, in a substantive position. Our service operates from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, offering flexibility in working hours. An additional team of Nurses and HCAs offer a robust, reactive evening and night Nursing team.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
With bases in Mansfield, Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Newark, Sherwood, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, and Gedling, we offer a great location with mixed rural and urban areas. Some of our bases provide easy access to the M1 between junctions 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 30. During your days off, explore nearby Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of Robin Hood, or Immerse yourself in the vibrant and dynamic atmosphere of Nottingham City and the many other attractions of Nottinghamshire.
Join us full-time or part-time, in a substantive position. Our service operates from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, offering flexibility in working hours. An additional team of Nurses and HCAs offer a robust, reactive evening and night Nursing team.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ III in Health and Social Care, Care Certificate or equivalent or equivalent experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible
- Developed observations skills with the ability to report and record physical/mental health observations of incidents or events and behaviours in an accurate and timely manner.
- Standard keyboard skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of therapy/rehabilitation setting
Knowledge
Essential
- To have a basic understanding of the different types of physical illness and maintain an understanding and caring approach to patients.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ III in Health and Social Care, Care Certificate or equivalent or equivalent experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible
- Developed observations skills with the ability to report and record physical/mental health observations of incidents or events and behaviours in an accurate and timely manner.
- Standard keyboard skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of therapy/rehabilitation setting
Knowledge
Essential
- To have a basic understanding of the different types of physical illness and maintain an understanding and caring approach to patients.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
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).
