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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Healthcare Support Worker - Medicine

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Job summary

Please note the interview and assessment day will be held on Wednesday 27th November 2024, 09:30 - 12:00. Alternative interview dates cannot be confirmed.

We are recruiting enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Workers to become part of our wider health care team, providing high standards of care to our patients.

You will attend a robust clinical induction program, and comprehensive practical based program, togain the skills and knowledge to provide quality care to our patients. We will provide you with the tools to gain your care certificate if you have not already completed it.

This vacancy is for positions in medicine. Some departments will involve working across the 3 hospital sites.

We welcome applications for those seeking both full and part-time employment, the minimum contract we can offer is 24.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Support Worker works as part of the ward/department team under the supervision of registered nurse/midwife and:

  • Participates in the delivery of patient care
  • Contributes towards ward/department organisation
  • Support registered nurses in the provision of a safe and caring environment
  • Complete National Care Certificate

The post is advertised as a Band 3 role subject to the following:

  • successfully completing the care certification within the six month probationary period of employment, during which you will be paid Band 2

or

  • providing a copy of your completed care certificate which has been reviewed during the recruitment process and determined as meeting the accepted standard

Upon successful completion (or accepted evidence) of the Care Certification and completion of the probationary period of employment, you will be promoted to NHS AFC Band 3

Failure to complete the Care Certification within this timeframe may result in termination of employment

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ more than 4,000 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a new hospital that will transform healthcare for the people of Harlow and beyond.

The New Princess Alexandra Hospital will be a world-class facility delivering first-rate care for our patients and providing the best place to work for our people.

It will be a hospital for the future; one that will care for many generations to come.

Join us on this exciting journey to bring our new hospital to life. Together, we're building #OurNewPAH

Details

Date posted

05 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £25,674 a year per annum (excluding High Cost Area Supplement)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

292-A007-15-M

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra / St Margaret's / Herts and Essex Hospital NHS Trust

Harlow / Epping / Bishops Stortford

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Work co-operatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, helping nursing, midwifery and other clinical staff in routine work associated with patient care
  • Support qualified nurses in the implementation of programmes of care within the limits of the HCSWs knowledge and competence
  • Provide comfort, reassurance and support to patients and/or their carers if anxious or distressed
  • Assist with essential patient care, e.g. making beds, sorting clean linen, etc
  • Assist patients to become as independent as possible by giving the appropriate level of support as delegated and under supervision
  • Maintain patients personal and oral hygiene, e.g. help with dressing/ undressing, giving bed baths, mouth and skin care, assisting with pressure area care
  • Escort patients to other departments

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Work co-operatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, helping nursing, midwifery and other clinical staff in routine work associated with patient care
  • Support qualified nurses in the implementation of programmes of care within the limits of the HCSWs knowledge and competence
  • Provide comfort, reassurance and support to patients and/or their carers if anxious or distressed
  • Assist with essential patient care, e.g. making beds, sorting clean linen, etc
  • Assist patients to become as independent as possible by giving the appropriate level of support as delegated and under supervision
  • Maintain patients personal and oral hygiene, e.g. help with dressing/ undressing, giving bed baths, mouth and skin care, assisting with pressure area care
  • Escort patients to other departments

Person Specification

Education and experience

Essential

  • Level One Functional Skills in maths and English or above.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality of care
  • Able to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues verbally and in writing skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience in health care
Person Specification

Education and experience

Essential

  • Level One Functional Skills in maths and English or above.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality of care
  • Able to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues verbally and in writing skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience in health care

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 details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra / St Margaret's / Herts and Essex Hospital NHS Trust

Harlow / Epping / Bishops Stortford

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra / St Margaret's / Herts and Essex Hospital NHS Trust

Harlow / Epping / Bishops Stortford

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment team

Recruitment

paht.peoplehub@nhs.net

01279978181

Details

Date posted

05 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £25,674 a year per annum (excluding High Cost Area Supplement)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

292-A007-15-M

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra / St Margaret's / Herts and Essex Hospital NHS Trust

Harlow / Epping / Bishops Stortford

CM20 1QX


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