Sirona care & health CIC

Healthcare Support Worker - Specialist Stroke Unit

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Sub-Acute Stroke Rehab Unit (SSARU) at South Bristol Community Hospital (SBCH). We are recruiting a range of permanent roles for our multi-disciplinary team of therapists, registered nurses and support workers, as part of plans to improve stroke care regionally.

Our SSARU meets the needs of people who are unable to return home immediately after a hospital stay as they need specialist rehabilitation following their stroke. The unit consists of 30 beds at South Bristol Community Hospital, which provides a safe environment where individuals who are medically stable can receive rehabilitation assessment, along with focused therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team, to support independence before they return home. Once the person arrives home, their stroke care is handed over to our Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) at Home team.

Your role will provide support to the nursing team, collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute positively to the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care centred around the core principles of recovery and stroke rehabilitation and the patients wishes.

If you want to build a career within a community healthcare provider with lots of development opportunities, Sirona is a great place to do this!

Interviews will be held on 28th February 2024 as part of the assessment day which will include a meet and greet and skills test.

Main duties of the job

As a Support Worker, you will work as part of a multi professional team to support the registered nursing and allied healthcare professionals in delivering clinical and therapeutic care to service users within the SSARU unit setting.

You will contribute to the holistic assessment of service users by assisting clinical staff with patients referred to the SSARU unit. Following prescribed aspects of care, supervising patients with personal and domestic living activities, adaptions of mobility aids and the provision and fitting of basic aids.

It is essential that you communicate effectively with patients and other stakeholders verbally, in writing and electronically using E-mail. This includes writing clinical records in line with the Sirona care & health Documentation Policy

You will need to identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues in line with Organisational policy and procedures.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Date posted

08 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

083-6051399-NA

Job locations

South Bristol Community Hospital

Hengrove Promenade

Bristol

BS140DE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

Level 2/3 NVQ in Health and Social Care (Adults) or equivalent experience

Experience, skills and knowledge

Essential

Significant experiencing of providing care in a formal healthcare or social setting
Able to work under pressure and high demand
Committed to providing high quality, safe and effective patient care
Able to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of service users with a range of communication needs and/ or cultural backgrounds.
Experience in supporting service users with a range of physical needs, different manual handling techniques and a verity of transfer equipment
Ability to plan and prioritise effectively and efficiently individually and in a team environment

Desirable

Previous experience working in rehabilitation
Experience in taking clinical observations and calculating NEWS scores

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

Level 2/3 NVQ in Health and Social Care (Adults) or equivalent experience

Experience, skills and knowledge

Essential

Significant experiencing of providing care in a formal healthcare or social setting
Able to work under pressure and high demand
Committed to providing high quality, safe and effective patient care
Able to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of service users with a range of communication needs and/ or cultural backgrounds.
Experience in supporting service users with a range of physical needs, different manual handling techniques and a verity of transfer equipment
Ability to plan and prioritise effectively and efficiently individually and in a team environment

Desirable

Previous experience working in rehabilitation
Experience in taking clinical observations and calculating NEWS scores

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.