Job summary
We are currently recruiting for Support Worker to join our Intermediate Care Team on a full time fixed term contract working 37.5 hours per week.
As a Support Worker for Intermediate Care Team (SWIC), you will assist Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Community Nurses working under supervision in providing an Intermediate Care Service to patients to promote faster recovery from illness, prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions, support timely discharge and maximise independent living within the recommended time frame of six to eight weeks.
#Caretojoinus?
Main duties of the job
- On a daily basis, you can make a difference by helping patients through recovery and returning back to health and independence. A difference that you can make to an individuals quality of life.
- We recognise the importance and impact clinical support can make a difference, and that's why we're looking for an ambitious and eager individual who also want to make a difference within the healthcare profession.
- You will interact and communicate with patients, carers and relatives appropriately and effectively take behaviour and body language into account, in order to ensure information is understood by all concerned. Meanwhile respecting individual's privacy, dignity, wishes and beliefs, equally minimising any unnecessary discomfort at all times.
About us
The Intermediate Care Team is part of an integrated, co-located, multi-disciplinary The main duties of this job is to make a difference by helping patients through recovery and returning back to health and independence
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues.
The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance. Therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Staff Discounts
- Career development and training opportunities
- Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focused on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real assed to Team Torbay and South Devon.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters that is appropriate to them and the situation.
- Collect, collate and record appropriate personally generated observations and report any significant changes that might be detrimental to the patient.
- Work independently using a wide range of skills.
- Teach patients, carers and relatives the correct use of specialist equipment and daily living aids.
- To place the Service User at the heart of the service
- Under supervision assist in developing and restoring the function of the body using exercise and equipment for the patient to gain an optimum level of mobility.
- Deliver nursing procedures, e.g. simple wound management, venipuncture, capillary blood sugar monitoring and any other procedure deemed appropriate for or during the intermediate care period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters that is appropriate to them and the situation.
- Collect, collate and record appropriate personally generated observations and report any significant changes that might be detrimental to the patient.
- Work independently using a wide range of skills.
- Teach patients, carers and relatives the correct use of specialist equipment and daily living aids.
- To place the Service User at the heart of the service
- Under supervision assist in developing and restoring the function of the body using exercise and equipment for the patient to gain an optimum level of mobility.
- Deliver nursing procedures, e.g. simple wound management, venipuncture, capillary blood sugar monitoring and any other procedure deemed appropriate for or during the intermediate care period.
Person Specification
Knowledg, Experience & Skills
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare/caring environment
- Ability to undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of works
- Knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a care setting, and supporting other workers Delivering patient focused care
- Typing / data inputting skills
- Knowledge of health/social care IT systems
- Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids
- Experience of using effective communication skills both oral and written
Desirable
- Experience within designated clinical area
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care
- Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care
- Experience of working under distanced supervision
Person Specification
Knowledg, Experience & Skills
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare/caring environment
- Ability to undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of works
- Knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a care setting, and supporting other workers Delivering patient focused care
- Typing / data inputting skills
- Knowledge of health/social care IT systems
- Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids
- Experience of using effective communication skills both oral and written
Desirable
- Experience within designated clinical area
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care
- Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care
- Experience of working under distanced supervision
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).
