Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment Open Day - 30th September

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Job summary

Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment Open Day

Saturday 30th September, 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM

Come and make a difference, somewhere special.

We are a hospital with a big impact, but small enough to have a friendly, family feel.

We will support you every step of the way, with endless training, development and education opportunities, championing our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration.

If you want to make a real difference to people's lives and be supported at the same time, there's never been a better time to join the UK's leading heart and lung hospital.

What we are looking for from you

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated staff to join our teams. Even if you have not worked in a cardiothoracic hospital before, if you have passion and compassion then we will support you.

Book an interview slot or just turn up on the day - walk-ins welcome.

We have fantastic opportunities, training and support to thrive in your new job.es to work in our specialist units of respiratory medicine, cardiology, surgery, theatres, and critical care for Healthcare support workers.

Working in any of our specialities will see you progress and fast forward your career to become an expert within these rewarding fields.

Our values

At Royal Papworth Hospital, we value compassion, excellence and collaboration. You can be sure that you will have the support you need, the ability to work for a CQC rated 'outstanding' hospital and will be given the tools needed to develop and grow your career.

Main duties of the job

Know before you attend

The recruitment event will take place in the outpatients department within our hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of COVID-19.

To find the Hospital, please follow signs to Car Park 2. The car park is located opposite the Hospital. Our postcode is CB2 0AY. There are disabled spaces on levels 1-4 and some electric charging spaces on the ground floor. This car park is run by Saba, a private company.

Alternatively, you can park at Trumpington Park and Ride or Babraham Road. Parking is free at all Park and Ride sites in Cambridge. There are disabled spaces located close to the bust stops.

We require either two forms of photo ID and one proof of address, or one form of photo ID and two proofs of address.

You are required to provide evidence of Right to Work

You are required to bring photographic ID -- one of the following: current passport, driving licence, BRP or EU Identity card

Proof of address eg council tax bill (for 2022/23), utility bill (in your name and current within 3 months), or original bank statement (current within 3 months).

Excluded for proof of address -- mobile phone bill, tenancy agreement (unless renting through council).

If you are on a dependent visa; you must bring your passport, BRP and your partners BRP and passport.

If you apply for a Healthcare Support Worker role you will also be required to complete a short test.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

13 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2324-1-TW197

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Whilst you may have experience in a care or hospital setting you may not have completed your Care Certificate, which is essential for this role. If so we would still like you to apply and if offered a post you will be employed initially on a band 2 salary, pay step 1 but on completion of the Care Certificate (generally within 12-16 weeks) you would move to the Band 3 salary, pay step 1.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Successful completion of Care Certificate within 12 weeks of appointment
Complete specialty-required knowledge competencies within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Must possess a willingness to undertake further study to achieve competency levels required

Desirable

Specific specialty on-the-job training
Good general standard of education to vocational level 3 (GCSE 'A' level standard or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Communicating with a range of people from different backgrounds
Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker
Knowledge of personal care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
Complete specialty-required skills within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Work effectively in a team
Demonstrate effective and safe care
Contribute to the support and development of new staff
Work under pressure
Information technology use
Attention to detail e.g. patient records
Accuracy (words and numbers)
Effective written and verbal communication skills (literacy and numeracy)
Good observation skills and recognition of the importance of reporting

Desirable

Teaching skills
Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment
Previous care experience in the specialty area
Working in acute environment as a Health Care Support Worker

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Successful completion of Care Certificate within 12 weeks of appointment
Complete specialty-required knowledge competencies within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Must possess a willingness to undertake further study to achieve competency levels required

Desirable

Specific specialty on-the-job training
Good general standard of education to vocational level 3 (GCSE 'A' level standard or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Communicating with a range of people from different backgrounds
Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker
Knowledge of personal care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
Complete specialty-required skills within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Work effectively in a team
Demonstrate effective and safe care
Contribute to the support and development of new staff
Work under pressure
Information technology use
Attention to detail e.g. patient records
Accuracy (words and numbers)
Effective written and verbal communication skills (literacy and numeracy)
Good observation skills and recognition of the importance of reporting

Desirable

Teaching skills
Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment
Previous care experience in the specialty area
Working in acute environment as a Health Care Support Worker

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)