Health Care Support Worker for Recruitment

Health Care Support Worker for Recruitment

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for dynamic and flexible Care Support Workers to join our Medicine Clinical Business Unit.

We have vacancies in the following departments:

• Ward 18 General Medicine (B)

We are interested in hearing from compassionate, caring and confident individuals that are both professional and reliable. The role of the care support worker is imperative to the health and well-being of our patients, as you will support them with their personal hygiene, toileting, mobility and nutritional needs.

The successful candidates will need to have excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for caring for others. The successful candidate will be working in a fast-paced environment, delivering care to acutely unwell patients. Formal care experience is desirable; however, we also welcome those with informal care and life experience to apply. The candidate will be expected to work a mixture of shift patterns.

We are a friendly and caring organisation, and choosing a career in care at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust means joining:

• A friendly and supportive working environment where you have the opportunity to develop your career.
• Generous annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to contribute to an excellent pension scheme.
• An organisation with excellent occupational health and wellbeing services.
• An organisation recently rated Good by the CQC.
• A Trust that embraces innovation and improvement.

Main duties of the job

If successful, you will be supported to complete The Care Certificate. Once all 15 modules have been assessed as competent, you will be awarded with a nationally recognised qualification and you will be equipped to provide compassionate, safe and high-quality care and support to our patients and their relatives.

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering a range of designated tasks/duties of a clinical and non-clinical nature including personal compassionate care to patients, working within agreed policy and procedures.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the NMC Registrant at all times, who holds delegated accountability for the work designated.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a 'can do' attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate education & training package.
• Willingness to undertake Functional skills level 2 Math's & English if not already qualified at GCSE or equivalent level in Math's & English.
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance.
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety.
• Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues.