Healthcare Support Worker - Inwood Ward

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Alton Community Hospital are looking for Healthcare Support Workers to join our highly skilled multi-disciplinary team to deliver the best services possible to the community of Alton.

Alton Community Hospital consists of two inpatient Wards; Anstey Ward & Inwood Ward - both provide exciting new opportunities and forward-thinking models of rehabilitation and reablement, consisting of multi-disciplinary teams including; doctors, a consultant practitioner, nurses, physiotherapists & occupational therapists.

The hospital has close links with the community, and we take direct admissions from home, step down admissions from acute hospitals and provide end of life care to the locality.

In addition to rehabilitation, Alton Community Hospital is looking to expand provision of services to prevent acute hospital admissions.

We are committed to support the development of your career and have a competency-based approach to clinical training and development which will ensure you are able to apply your newly developed skills in a safe and effective way.

Free on-site parking is available, and the hospital has excellent public transport links by bus and train. There is an expectation to contribute to the provision of a 24-hour, seven-day inpatient service.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Provide planned personal and rehabilitation care for patients under the direction of a registered nurse.

Report on patients condition to registered nursing staff.

Assist the registered nurse in the assessment of patients care needs.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

26 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 to £22,383 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

348-MNH-3640

Job locations

Alton Community Hospital

Chawton Park Road

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 1RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Willing to undertake NVQ 2 in health.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Willing to undertake NVQ 2 in health.

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.