Healthcare Support Worker - Temporary Staffing

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The beauty of working as part of our temporary staffing team is that you will have the option to work in different areas of the Trust, gaining experience in different specialities and working with an array of skilled professionals. This is an opportunity for you to join a world renowned hospital caring for patients with complex heart and lung conditions.

Main duties of the job

Do you have at least 6 months clinical experience in an acute setting within the last 2 years and want the freedom and flexibility to decide when you work? Have you completed the care certificate? Then this could be just the role for you.

There are many reasons to join our temporary staffing team such as:

Competitive rates of pay

Flexibility to work around your life

First choice of shifts

Work this week, get paid the next

Book and manage bank shifts online

Access to NHS pension scheme

As part of your induction into the Trust you will have a full week’s paid induction which will get you integrated with the Trust’s systems and up to date with our mandatory training. You will also get a paid shadow shift in one of our clinical areas where you will be supported in familiarising yourself using our electronic patient record system and getting to know our patients and staff.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UKs 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.

It performs the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UKs 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 and collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles and 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 and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Date posted

15 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,669 to £21,318 a year

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9175-2324-2-RL62TS

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

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 include how you will meet 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.

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 include how you will meet 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completed Care Certificate

Desirable

  • Vocational qualification at Level 2 in Health or Health Social Care or equivalent (e.g. student nurse)

Experience

Essential

  • At least 6 months clinical experience in an acute setting within last 2 years

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of personal patient care and related procedures
  • Understands the need for strict confidentiality
  • Effective communication ability, particularly with patients and their relatives/carers
  • Able to plan and prioritise own workload as delegated by and under the direction of registered nurses and able to report patients condition to senior staff
  • Able to follow policies and protocols
  • Able to undertake routine personal care duties, referring to supervisor where necessary
  • Able to demonstrate an empathetic and caring approach to patients and relatives and respect patient dignity at all times
  • Ability to work within own boundaries within a team
  • Able to use IT systems.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration and associated behaviour standard at all times
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completed Care Certificate

Desirable

  • Vocational qualification at Level 2 in Health or Health Social Care or equivalent (e.g. student nurse)

Experience

Essential

  • At least 6 months clinical experience in an acute setting within last 2 years

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of personal patient care and related procedures
  • Understands the need for strict confidentiality
  • Effective communication ability, particularly with patients and their relatives/carers
  • Able to plan and prioritise own workload as delegated by and under the direction of registered nurses and able to report patients condition to senior staff
  • Able to follow policies and protocols
  • Able to undertake routine personal care duties, referring to supervisor where necessary
  • Able to demonstrate an empathetic and caring approach to patients and relatives and respect patient dignity at all times
  • Ability to work within own boundaries within a team
  • Able to use IT systems.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration and associated behaviour standard at all times

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

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 Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Nicki Woods

nicola.woods4@nhs.net

Date posted

15 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,669 to £21,318 a year

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9175-2324-2-RL62TS

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY


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