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Health Care Support Worker

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 03 December 2024

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Job summary

Ward 12 at King's Mill Hospital are actively seeking a dedicated Healthcare Support Assistant to join our dynamic and busy surgical ward. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional patient-centered care and maintaining a supportive and motivating environment for our team.

As a Healthcare Support Assistant on Ward 12, you will play a crucial role in providing personal care and support to patients throughout their surgical journey, from pre-procedure to post-procedure.

If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a busy surgical ward environment, we would love to hear from you. Join Ward 12 at King's Mill Hospital and be part of a team that values excellence, teamwork, and compassionate care.

Main duties of the job

Please see the main duties of the job description where a detailed description of main responsibilities of the role are specified.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Date posted

19 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-SRG-6642379-A

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the main duties of the job description where a detailed description of main responsibilities of the role are specified.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the main duties of the job description where a detailed description of main responsibilities of the role are specified.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 in care
  • Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
  • Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement

Desirable

  • Care Certificate" qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Further Training

Essential

  • Able to attend a 6-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Previous care work experience
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual

Essential

  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 in care
  • Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
  • Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement

Desirable

  • Care Certificate" qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Further Training

Essential

  • Able to attend a 6-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Previous care work experience
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual

Essential

  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Louise Curtis

louise.curtis3@nhs.net

01623622515

Date posted

19 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-SRG-6642379-A

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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