***Health Care Support Worker RECRUITMENT EVENT***
Wye Valley NHS Trust
The closing date is 12 May 2024
Job summary
***Health Care Support Worker - RECRUITMENT EVENT***
We are hosting a Health Care Support Worker Recruitment Event on the 10th of May from 2pm-4pm. Hosted at the Education Centre on the back of the Hereford County Hospital Site.
There will be representatives from across the trust, including from; ITU, Community, Medical and Surgical Division.
Register your attendance today by applying online through this vacancy, there is also the opportunity for interviews on the day (Subject to availability of Recruiting Managers)
Whether you are new to care or already have relevant experience, we still want to meet with you! This is a great opportunity to learn about the role, find out about any current vacancies vacancies we have, and speak with Clinical Professionals.
Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?This is a fantastic opportunity for health care support workers to develop a career in the NHS as a Health Care Support Worker at Wye Valley NHS Trust.
We have a number of full time and part time opportunities available across the Trust to applicants without previous health care experience, who are wanting to develop a career in health care.
This is a great opportunity to gain new skills, experience and knowledge for those who may wish to pursue a future career in nursing.
Main duties of the job
As aHealth Care Support Worker, youwill be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role:
- Washing and dressing patients
- Serving meals and feeding patients
- Helping patients to move around
- Making beds
- Talking to patients and their families
- Monitoring patient condition
Skills and personal attributes needed:
- Caring and kind
- Cheerful and friendly
- Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
- Able to follow direct instructions
- Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
- Have good listening and communication skills
- Be well organised
Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements.This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date posted
09 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
229-COR-5680160
Job locations
Hereford
Hereford,
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford
Hereford,
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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