Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity
that offers a great work/life balance?
Would you like to work within a supportive
team and yet have the confidence to lone work?
Would you like the opportunity to care for
people in their own homes?
Adult Community Services at The Mid Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Trust are looking for Healthcare Support Workers to join our District Nursing teams across Wakefield and the surrounding areas.
We are looking to
appoint highly motivated health care support workers who have a passion for
delivering safe, high quality care to patients in the community setting.
With a variety of clinical
settings you would gain a wealth of knowledge and experience. We will support you to develop through our
comprehensive preceptorship program, we have excellent electronic
facilities to support your learning and development.
At The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust we
encourage lifelong learning, you be expected to support pre-registration
nursing students in your role; we have an extensive range of professional
development programs, including the trainee nurse associate role.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Carla Shaw - Operational Lead 07849305761 or Dawn Simpson - Operational Lead 07799893361.
Main duties of the job
- At the direction of the Registered Nurse, participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care, using a wide range of clinical skills, including administration of medications and complex wound care.
- Involve patients and carers/relatives in delivery of patient care.
- Following appropriate training and education, supervision and completion of competencies.
- Provide a high standard of care to patients in a number of community settings.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Participate in the maintenance of accurate records of care.
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
- Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
- Maintain a professional working relationship will all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Assist with the induction of new Health Care Assistants.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Support peoples equality, diversity and rights.
About us
We provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.
We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To promote positive health to individuals,
groups and communities, in order to help them recognise their own health
needs and decide on action appropriate to their lifestyle.
- To deliver high quality patient centred
care in collaboration with the patient, their families and carers, referring
to other agencies when appropriate, ensuring adherence to trust policy,
guidance and protocols, contributing to the clinical governance systems and
objectives, maintaining awareness of the NHS agenda.
- To
clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding
patient care, with patients, their families and carers, other professionals
and services, to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care, and empower
patients to become partners in their care.
- To
maintain standards in organising health information, to safeguard the
confidentiality of patient information, and ensure accurate record keeping,
file management and profiling data, contributing to the audit process.
- To be
responsible for personal and professional development, accessing Clinical
Supervision and contributing and participating in the Joint Development
Review process
- To
assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across
Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to
support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day
per week nursing service.
- Support and promote an
environment which fosters a culture of life long learning.
- Be aware of own limitations
and teams competencies and undertake further education and development to
address these.
- Support and promote an
environment which fosters a culture of life long learning. This structure may
change in line with the needs of the local population and as Mid Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Trust develops
- Ensure equipment is
obtained, used and maintained in accordance with Trusts medical device
policy.
- Maintain patient
confidentiality in accordance with Trust policy and the Nursing and Midwifery
Code of Conduct.
- Communicate with other
professionals, organisations and agencies to develop supportive networks to
provide integrated care.
- Communicate effectively at
all levels and present information in a coherent manner in both formal and
informal arenas where there may be barriers to understanding.
- Act as a positive
ambassador for the Trust.
- Be aware of the limitation in the competence of members of the team
and undertake performance management as required.
- Responsible for and maintains health, safety and security of self and
team in own work area for example, lone working.
- Maintain an awareness of relevant information technology and be
competent in the use of systems relevant to the designated tasks
- Ensure adherence to Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust policies and
guidelines and support the development of new policies in relation to own
service.
- Actively engage in continuous professional
development and maintain a portfolio of evidence.
- Act as the team representative on relevant groups/ meetings
- Support the management of change in line with the modernisation
agenda.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To promote positive health to individuals,
groups and communities, in order to help them recognise their own health
needs and decide on action appropriate to their lifestyle.
- To deliver high quality patient centred
care in collaboration with the patient, their families and carers, referring
to other agencies when appropriate, ensuring adherence to trust policy,
guidance and protocols, contributing to the clinical governance systems and
objectives, maintaining awareness of the NHS agenda.
- To
clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding
patient care, with patients, their families and carers, other professionals
and services, to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care, and empower
patients to become partners in their care.
- To
maintain standards in organising health information, to safeguard the
confidentiality of patient information, and ensure accurate record keeping,
file management and profiling data, contributing to the audit process.
- To be
responsible for personal and professional development, accessing Clinical
Supervision and contributing and participating in the Joint Development
Review process
- To
assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across
Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to
support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day
per week nursing service.
- Support and promote an
environment which fosters a culture of life long learning.
- Be aware of own limitations
and teams competencies and undertake further education and development to
address these.
- Support and promote an
environment which fosters a culture of life long learning. This structure may
change in line with the needs of the local population and as Mid Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Trust develops
- Ensure equipment is
obtained, used and maintained in accordance with Trusts medical device
policy.
- Maintain patient
confidentiality in accordance with Trust policy and the Nursing and Midwifery
Code of Conduct.
- Communicate with other
professionals, organisations and agencies to develop supportive networks to
provide integrated care.
- Communicate effectively at
all levels and present information in a coherent manner in both formal and
informal arenas where there may be barriers to understanding.
- Act as a positive
ambassador for the Trust.
- Be aware of the limitation in the competence of members of the team
and undertake performance management as required.
- Responsible for and maintains health, safety and security of self and
team in own work area for example, lone working.
- Maintain an awareness of relevant information technology and be
competent in the use of systems relevant to the designated tasks
- Ensure adherence to Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust policies and
guidelines and support the development of new policies in relation to own
service.
- Actively engage in continuous professional
development and maintain a portfolio of evidence.
- Act as the team representative on relevant groups/ meetings
- Support the management of change in line with the modernisation
agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent level
- NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Any further qualifications and training relevant to this post
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in health / home care work.
- Experience of working unsupervised.
- Previous NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively alone or in a team, supporting and encouraging development.
- Good communicator both written and verbal.
- Basic IT skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance as appropriate.
- Ability to acknowledge deficits in own knowledge.
- Ability to prioritise and manage own time.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work as team member
- Positive attitude to change
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willing to learn new skills.
- Flexibility with regard to patterns and places of work.
- The duties of this post may require travelling throughout the District on a daily basis; therefore, the post holder must be independently mobile with access to a vehicle for business use.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Understanding of responsibility, accountability and confidentiality, relevant to the healthcare role.
- To have a basic understanding of the NHS and the roles of nurses, therapists and social care professional within the community setting.
Desirable
- Awareness of changing agenda within NHS
- Evidence of clinical updating
- Understanding of working in a community environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent level
- NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Any further qualifications and training relevant to this post
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in health / home care work.
- Experience of working unsupervised.
- Previous NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively alone or in a team, supporting and encouraging development.
- Good communicator both written and verbal.
- Basic IT skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance as appropriate.
- Ability to acknowledge deficits in own knowledge.
- Ability to prioritise and manage own time.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work as team member
- Positive attitude to change
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willing to learn new skills.
- Flexibility with regard to patterns and places of work.
- The duties of this post may require travelling throughout the District on a daily basis; therefore, the post holder must be independently mobile with access to a vehicle for business use.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Understanding of responsibility, accountability and confidentiality, relevant to the healthcare role.
- To have a basic understanding of the NHS and the roles of nurses, therapists and social care professional within the community setting.
Desirable
- Awareness of changing agenda within NHS
- Evidence of clinical updating
- Understanding of working in a community environment
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).
