Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Healthcare Support Worker

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Job summary

Scotter ward

Health Care Support Worker

Band 2

Shift work covering 24 hours a day, seven days a week

An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions on the inpatients wards at Skegness Hospital .The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision

Please see job description attached for full details.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

Details

Date posted

17 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

818-HOS033

Job locations

Gloucester ward Skegness hospital

dorothy avenue

Skegness

PE25 3AJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions at Skegness Hospital. The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays and cover all shifts including early, late and night shifts.

Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision.

Job description

Job responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions at Skegness Hospital. The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays and cover all shifts including early, late and night shifts.

Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • 5 GCSES A*-C
  • Previous NHS experience in a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in health and social care
  • Extended roles in venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, observations
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • 5 GCSES A*-C
  • Previous NHS experience in a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in health and social care
  • Extended roles in venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Gloucester ward Skegness hospital

dorothy avenue

Skegness

PE25 3AJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Gloucester ward Skegness hospital

dorothy avenue

Skegness

PE25 3AJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Lead

Collette Perry / Nicky Parker

nicky.parker27@nhs.net

01754613503

Details

Date posted

17 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

818-HOS033

Job locations

Gloucester ward Skegness hospital

dorothy avenue

Skegness

PE25 3AJ


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