Healthcare Support Worker

Job Overview

• 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.
  
  

Working for our organisation

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.

Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Willingness to undertake further academic development
  
  

Skills And Competencies

Desirable criteria

• Mandatory training for the management of violence and aggression
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working within physical or mental health services
• Competency in taking physical observations
  
  

Applicant Requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.