Health Care Support Worker - BANK

Wye Valley NHS Trust

The closing date is 19 October 2024

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Job summary

To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.

To demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.

To maintain confidentiality at all times.

To promote awareness of child protection issues referring to area child protection policy and Trust policy. Attend child protection training in accordance with the policy.

To promote awareness of adult protection issues referring to the Herefordshire Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures for The Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse. Attend adult protection training sessions in accordance with the policies and procedures.

For more information please contact Hannah Phillips, Temporary Staffing Manager by email: Hannah.Phillips@wvt.nhs.uk For more information on Wye Valley NHS Trust please see additional documents.

Please ensure when completing your application form that your references cover the last 3 years of employment and that they are provided by appropriate referees for example your current line manager

Main duties of the job

Your NHS needs you! BANK - Health Care Assistants - Support Worker Academy Join our Nurse Bank today and make a difference.....

Do YOU need a better work/life balance? Do you want to keep up your professional skills? Would you like to train and gain experience in new areas? If you are committed to providing the very best care for our patients then we would like to hear from you.

YOU may be looking for a new career or YOU are already working in healthcare, you'll receive training to join the team as a Healthcare Assistant. You will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available. It's a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Our Bank Health Care Assistants are invaluable to us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits:

What can we offer you?

Paid induction
Full access to training
Flexible hours in a friendly and supportive environment
Unsociable working hours enhancements
A variety of work in all clinical areas
Mandatory training updates and ongoing training
NHS Pension Scheme

**Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at a cost of £44.00 of which is payable by the successful candidate**

If you are interested in joining us then please apply, and we look forward to hearing from you

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital 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.

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 wed 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.

The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full 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

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

229-HCABK-6695668

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.

To report any concerns to the registered nurse relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area.

To ensure the registered nurse is regularly updated on patients condition and progress.

To ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order.

To ensure the environment is clean and tidy.

All NHS workers in England who have face to face contact with patients are encouraged to fully vaccinate against COVID 19. Please carefully consider this requirement when applying for this position

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.

To report any concerns to the registered nurse relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area.

To ensure the registered nurse is regularly updated on patients condition and progress.

To ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order.

To ensure the environment is clean and tidy.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Diploma Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Demonstrates patient focused approach

Desirable

Previous Experience in a caring role
A Minimum Maths and English GCSE Grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Diploma Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Demonstrates patient focused approach

Desirable

Previous Experience in a caring role
A Minimum Maths and English GCSE Grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent

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.