Healthcare Support Worker

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 31 March 2025

Job summary

Exciting new oportunity avaliable in pre assessment to come and work within the term on a secondment for a year. As a Healthcare Support worker you will be responsible for supporting the nursing team in ensuring that our service users needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being. You will be the first point of care for the service users pathway and will gain information to pass onto the team that you will work with.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for obtaining information from the services users and recording this information to aid the service users pathway. You will be responsible for completing of observations and venepuncture amongst other tasks involved in this role. Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures. Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement. Be able to work in a fast paced environment this unit has a high turnover of service users.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

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From the 09 April 2025 we cannot sponsor band 3 entry level roles

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Duration

52 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-03-038

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate
Completion of a clinical skills competency based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3, or willingness to undertake
GCSE Maths & English or qualified to equivalent Functional skills level 2 in Maths & English, or willingness to undertake

knowledge

Essential

Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance
Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety
Knowledge of clinical patient observations
Willingness to undertake competencies supported by clinical skills training and education to gain theoretical underpinning knowledge in a range of clinical interventions and use of test equipment e.g. blood glucose monitors, venepuncture, cannulation etc.

Desirable

Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues

Experience

Essential

Care experience working in a health or social care setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate
Completion of a clinical skills competency based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3, or willingness to undertake
GCSE Maths & English or qualified to equivalent Functional skills level 2 in Maths & English, or willingness to undertake

knowledge

Essential

Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance
Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety
Knowledge of clinical patient observations
Willingness to undertake competencies supported by clinical skills training and education to gain theoretical underpinning knowledge in a range of clinical interventions and use of test equipment e.g. blood glucose monitors, venepuncture, cannulation etc.

Desirable

Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues

Experience

Essential

Care experience working in a health or social care setting

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.