Job summary
- Take the next step in your healthcare career in an award-winning NHS Trust with a reputation for high quality delivery & service.
- Range of roles available
- Full NHS terms and conditions and enhanced benefits package
- Develop your skills in a friendly environment with opportunities for progression
Our enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced healthcare support workers, work under the supervision of a healthcare professionals to support them and help patients on their journey back to full health.
Working as part of an established clinical team the successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to work in the clinical service that matches your skills, experiences and individual needs.
Main duties of the job
The Health Care Support worker play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to patients at the Trust. Working in a busy clinical environment, you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect and receive the highest quality of care. Duties will be varied and will include:
- Demonstrate what it means in practice to promote and provide person centred care treatment
- Support by obtaining valid consent, and carrying out risk assessments
- Work in partnership with the individual, their carer, families and the wider healthcare team
- Promote clinical effectiveness, safety and a good experience for the individual
- Making patients comfortable
- Talking and listening to patients
- Involved in patient activities and support them to use ward facilitates
- You will also gain experience in gaining a number of key clinical skills throughout the programme.
About us
In return, you will work in a supportive environment, with a team that understands having fun and enjoying work is important to building successful teams and services. If you are ambitious to progress beyond this role, you will be given the support and time to do this.
We understand the importance of maintaining a work life balance and we fully encourage and support a wide range of flexible working initiatives. If the working hours/arrangements for this role do not meet your requirements, please don't let this deter you from applying, we would welcome an application from you and will happily discuss any working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful candidates will have options to work within one of our Humbelievable clinical teams within our organisation.
PLEASE STATE WITH YOUR APPLICNATION YOUR PERFERED AREA OF WORK
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information and more detail on the roles we have available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful candidates will have options to work within one of our Humbelievable clinical teams within our organisation.
PLEASE STATE WITH YOUR APPLICNATION YOUR PERFERED AREA OF WORK
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information and more detail on the roles we have available.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of physical or mental health issues including: mental health legislation, medication management
- Standard IT skills
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further academic development
Skills and Competencies
Desirable
- Mandatory training for the management of violence and aggression
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working within physical or mental health services
- Competency in taking physical observations
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of physical or mental health issues including: mental health legislation, medication management
- Standard IT skills
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further academic development
Skills and Competencies
Desirable
- Mandatory training for the management of violence and aggression
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working within physical or mental health services
- Competency in taking physical observations
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).
