Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Education) For Wheal Vor

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Job summary

Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Education) - Band 3

To join the Core Team

Inpatient Health Care Support Worker Training Centre

(Top floor of the Wheal Vor Unit)

3 months (Fixed term / Secondment)

Are you a looking for a challenge?

We are looking for amazing staff to continue our journey and deliver the radical vision that will see the newly established Intermediate Care Facility and Health Care Support Worker Training Centre become embedded as a new model of care in Cornwall. This newly built and fitted out 28-bedded inpatient facility will continue to be delivered on the top floor of the Tremenal Unit at Royal Cornwall Hospital's NHS Trust.

Wheal Vor, is a 28 bedded ward caring for mostly older people living with frailty who are transitioning form hospital to home. The ward is also home of the County's first dedicated Health Care Support Worker Training Centre, supporting those new-to-care roles and apprentices transition themselves into long-term jobs and future careers in the NHS.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of an integrated nurse and therapy team that delivers reablement-minded intermediate care and support to the ward's inpatients. In addition, you will be an integral part of the HCSW Training Centre and support the work of the ward's dedicated Practice Education Team. You will be supported by a Clinical Matron linked directly to the Ward, the Ward Leader and the Ward's Associate Clinical Professor/Consultant Nurse, with overall medical responsibility of the inpatients. This role requires you to be flexible, resilient and forward thinking.

Applicants are invited from experienced colleagues who:

Are an experienced HCSW with a NVQ 3 (or equivalent).

Are 'reablement minded'.

Are committed to educating others.

Have recent clinical (acute and or community) experience.

Have a commitment to the highest standards of care supporting older people living with frailty in hospital.

Are able to work well under pressure in a complex and changing environment.

Have excellent organisational and time management skills, being able to prioritise demanding workloads to meet deadlines.

Enjoy sharing their care knowledge and experience with others.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Update - NHS employees/applicants of frontline posts at the Royal Cornwall Trust are no longer required to be fully vaccinated against COVID by 1 April 2022. This is pending the public consultation and Parliamentary review announced by the government. We may however request immunisation status but this will not impact working with the Trust.

Details

Date posted

14 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£20,330 to £21,777 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-3505440-C

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be solely Unit based.

The post-holder will support the Unit Leader and Practice Educators in the safe and effective clinical delivery of the service alongside independently delivering a range of training and education activities with specific focus on: A new rapid introduction to care facilitated from a new inpatient facility / training centre.

To have a good understanding of the complex needs of this group of patients be reablement minded.

To assist the team in providing an excellent service at all times by ensuring a good knowledge of the patient and service requirements.

To perform necessary tests for our patients, to include, ECG, bloods, and any other relevant clinical skill.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be solely Unit based.

The post-holder will support the Unit Leader and Practice Educators in the safe and effective clinical delivery of the service alongside independently delivering a range of training and education activities with specific focus on: A new rapid introduction to care facilitated from a new inpatient facility / training centre.

To have a good understanding of the complex needs of this group of patients be reablement minded.

To assist the team in providing an excellent service at all times by ensuring a good knowledge of the patient and service requirements.

To perform necessary tests for our patients, to include, ECG, bloods, and any other relevant clinical skill.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health Care.
  • Good education.
  • Computer skills.

Desirable

  • ECDL.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience within hospital setting.
  • Education support experience.

Desirable

  • Working within community setting.
  • ECG and venepuncture.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health Care.
  • Good education.
  • Computer skills.

Desirable

  • ECDL.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience within hospital setting.
  • Education support experience.

Desirable

  • Working within community setting.
  • ECG and venepuncture.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Acting Ward Manager - Wheal Vor Ward

Nicola Brown

nikki.brown17@nhs.net

01872252191

Details

Date posted

14 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£20,330 to £21,777 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-3505440-C

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


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