Health Care Support Worker - NEW TO CARE

Wye Valley NHS Trust

The closing date is 03 December 2024

Job summary

Health Care Support Worker - Permanent, Band 2 - With the Opportunity to Undertake an Apprenticeship

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.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is also able to provide band 2 to band 3 career development and pay progression opportunities, subject to experience and competencies achieved.

To find out more about becoming a HCSW Click here

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.

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

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

229-COR-4208403-B

Job locations

Hereford

Stonebow Rd

Hereford,

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view detailed Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see attached supporting documents.

Upon completion of the Apprenticeship you will be a fully trained Health Care Assistant, having completed either a Level 2 , (12 -18 months) Level 3 Apprenticeship( 18- 24 months), and be able to apply for further developmental roles across the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view detailed Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see attached supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Desirable

A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications
Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications (If not already obtained)
Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care (If not already obtained)

Experience

Essential

Working with people

Desirable

Previous experience working in a care environment

Personal Attributes

Essential

Flexible and adaptable to a changing environment
Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
Ability to work well under pressure

Skills Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing

Desirable

Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting
Ability to perform patient observations and recordings

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Desirable

A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications
Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications (If not already obtained)
Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care (If not already obtained)

Experience

Essential

Working with people

Desirable

Previous experience working in a care environment

Personal Attributes

Essential

Flexible and adaptable to a changing environment
Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
Ability to work well under pressure

Skills Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing

Desirable

Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting
Ability to perform patient observations and recordings

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.