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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant- Community (South Hambleton & North Ryedale)

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Job summary

Are you passionate about high quality patient care? Do you have experience of working in a caring environment, hospital or community setting? Are you keen to develop yourself and looking for a new and exciting opportunity?

We have a Healthcare Support Worker opportunity within our South Hambleton and North Ryedale team. Bases include Easingwold, Kirkbymoorside and Pickering.

There are opportunities to grow your knowledge and skills and we encourage staff to progress and develop. We provide a comprehensive learning package and an expectation that you will fulfil the competency framework within a fixed period of time. We are passionate about providing the very best support for our staff wishing to develop a career in the health sector. Opportunities are available for further education to gain additional qualifications to enable career progression if desired.

We have a variety of shift patterns over a 24 hour period. Our Band 2 Healthcare Support Workers predominately work 08:30am - 16:30pm, generally Monday- Friday, although this is flexible to meet the needs of the service.

It is essential that you have the ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day. South Hambleton and North Ryedale is one of our most rural teams, please do ensure you consider the locality and travel from your home before considering applying for the role.

Main duties of the job

Our Healthcare Support Workers work as part of a large team comprising HCSW's , Nursing Associates, Staff Nurses, and District Nurses. We are looking to recruit dedicated and motivated staff that are willing to go the extra mile for our patients to maintain high standards expected.

We provide nursing care for patients in their own homes; this includes wound care, catheter and bowel care, palliative and end of life care, administration of medication and Phlebotomy. As a Healthcare Support Worker you would be expected to undertake Phlebotomy, record vital signs and undertake simple wound care. Training and support is provided and once competent you would visit patients independently. Support is always available from the registered nurse.

We require staff to cross cover for other teams and potentially travel to work from other sites around York and Selby however we currently have hours available in South Hambleton and North Ryedale.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

05 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-5909921-M-HCSW

Job locations

Kirkbymoorside Surgery

York

YO62 6AR


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

DBS Checks

Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or emailsensitive@dbs.gov.uk.

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one for all posts. We encourage you to discuss working patterns at the interview stage.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

DBS Checks

Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or emailsensitive@dbs.gov.uk.

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one for all posts. We encourage you to discuss working patterns at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Basic IT skills
  • The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day
  • Understanding of how to work as part of a team

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of the HCA
  • Awareness of what is important to a patient

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a health care setting
  • Phlebotomy experience

Education and Training

Essential

  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills preferably gained through secondary school education
  • Willingness to undertake training

Desirable

  • NVQ / QCF level 2 in health & social care
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Basic IT skills
  • The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day
  • Understanding of how to work as part of a team

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of the HCA
  • Awareness of what is important to a patient

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a health care setting
  • Phlebotomy experience

Education and Training

Essential

  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills preferably gained through secondary school education
  • Willingness to undertake training

Desirable

  • NVQ / QCF level 2 in health & social 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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kirkbymoorside Surgery

York

YO62 6AR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kirkbymoorside Surgery

York

YO62 6AR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Team leader

Heather Whitfield

heather.whitfield2@nhs.net

07837089195

Details

Date posted

05 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-5909921-M-HCSW

Job locations

Kirkbymoorside Surgery

York

YO62 6AR


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