Job summary
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to ensure that all wards and departments are always adequately staffed, by providing a pool of experienced and passionate Bank Healthcare Support Workers to support our provision of optimal care for our patients.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for working specifically with our Bank Dementia Team at our Basingstoke site. We are looking for experienced and person centred carers with commitment to providing and maintaining our high standards of quality care.
Our Bank Dementia Team offers extremely flexible workings hours to accommodate a balanced home/work schedule - with a range of earlies, lates, twilights, nights and school hours.
Main duties of the job
Our Temporary Staffing Team provides comprehensive support, from the recruitment process to booking your first shift. Full induction and training will be provided for the role.
Our Trust uses electronic rostering, which, if it suits you provides the freedom to view and book available shifts online - via PC, smartphone or tablet - from the comfort of your home.
We are particularly interested in receiving applications from Healthcare Support Workers with any of the following qualifications or experience:
-Care Certificate
-NVQ 2/3 in Health and Social Care
- Experience of working with patients/residents with Dementia 6 months minimum
-Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with lapsed registrations
About us
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Joining our Bank as a Healthcare Support Worker could be your main source of income, or an additional role. We can offer the opportunity to broaden career horizons and work with a committed team. In return, we offer competitive pay rates and the eligibility of many benefits as our permanent staff members, including:
-Free paid for mandatory training/Trust Induction
-Choice of either monthly or weekly pay
-Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable)
-Ability to join our NHS Pension Scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Literacy level 1 or equivalent (GSCE D-G)
- Numberacy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE D-G)
- ESOL Level 1 or equivalent (if English not first language)
Desirable
- IT Literate
- Literacy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C)
- Numeracy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C)
- ESOL level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience in a Health/Health and Social Care role
- Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Understanding NHS/Social care systems
Skills and Ability
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust Values
- Good written and verbal communication in the English language
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work within a team
- Effective patient/client care skills
- Able to meet the minimum skill set within the first 12 months of appointment with support and development where required (list of skills as defined in generic competency framework)
Desirable
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to adjust to pressures of the job in a changing environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Be able to demonstrate patience, dependability and motivation
- Be able to take instruction/direction
- Motivation to meet the patients needs for self and others
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trust worthiness
- A willingness to be flexible and part of a team
- Ability to juggle many priorities at one time, whilst remaining calm
- Should be willing to work flexible hours on occassion
Desirable
- Full Driving License
- Access to own vehicle, which can be insured for business use
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Literacy level 1 or equivalent (GSCE D-G)
- Numberacy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE D-G)
- ESOL Level 1 or equivalent (if English not first language)
Desirable
- IT Literate
- Literacy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C)
- Numeracy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C)
- ESOL level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience in a Health/Health and Social Care role
- Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Understanding NHS/Social care systems
Skills and Ability
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust Values
- Good written and verbal communication in the English language
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work within a team
- Effective patient/client care skills
- Able to meet the minimum skill set within the first 12 months of appointment with support and development where required (list of skills as defined in generic competency framework)
Desirable
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to adjust to pressures of the job in a changing environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Be able to demonstrate patience, dependability and motivation
- Be able to take instruction/direction
- Motivation to meet the patients needs for self and others
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trust worthiness
- A willingness to be flexible and part of a team
- Ability to juggle many priorities at one time, whilst remaining calm
- Should be willing to work flexible hours on occassion
Desirable
- Full Driving License
- Access to own vehicle, which can be insured for business use
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
