Healthcare Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

We are currently recruiting a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker. This is a part time post working 34.5 hours a week on a permanent contract, to be part of our Stroke and General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Evesham Community Hospital. The candidate will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to achieve specific rehabilitation goals. This will be a challenging and exciting opportunity and will enable the individual to develop new and existing skills.

Evesham Community Hospital plays a critical role in the delivery of local NHS services, providing more care and treatment closer to peoples homes. Emphasis is to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring excellent care which is safe, effective, personalised and compassionate and to the standards you would expect for your family and friends.

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Please note the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of a healthcare support worker are: -

Assist with admitting patients to the ward and the care of their relatives

To carry out assigned patient care duties as directed by registered health professional without direct supervision. Examples of these (but not conclusive list) may be measuring height, weight, taking temperature, pulse, respirations, sa02, manual and electronic BP, Urinalysis, assisting with feeding.

Carry out delegated nursing care relevant to the area

Provide safe and effective care

Identifies areas for improvement

Assist patients with attending to the activities of daily living and support the therapy team with the rehabilitation of the patient.

Assist patients to sit up or out for breakfast.

Serve and prepare meals/breakfast and drinks, help to assist patients when required. Complete appropriate paperwork i.e food diaries and fluid balance charts.

Assist patients with morning personal care and dressing.

Carry out patient weekly assessments which involve weighing, clean and check mattress, catheter bag change when required.

Assist patients with toileting.

Assist to support patients to bed, attach catheter night bags when required.

Comply with policies and procedures of the ward.

Assist teams with administrative duties and communication with patients regarding appointments and changes to their care.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9798-1330

Job locations

Evesham Community Hospital

Waterside

Evesham

Worcestershire

WR11 1JT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.

Provide safe and effective practice to patients within the Community Hospital.

Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined ward/department.

All work will be undertaken under the direction of a qualified nurse.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.

Provide safe and effective practice to patients within the Community Hospital.

Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined ward/department.

All work will be undertaken under the direction of a qualified nurse.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to challenge poor behaviour
Role modelling good behaviour
A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
Ability to praise and be supportive to others
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
A flexible and adaptable team member
Enthusiastic and self motivated

Qualifications

Essential

Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a care environment

Desirable

Nursing experience within the NHS / Hospital Setting
Experience of working in general medicine or rehabilitation

Knowledge

Essential

Basic knowledge of nursing adults and / or training

Desirable

Basic IT Skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

Common sense
Empathetic caring nature
Reliable
You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Desirable

Willingness to undertake further training

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to challenge poor behaviour
Role modelling good behaviour
A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
Ability to praise and be supportive to others
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
A flexible and adaptable team member
Enthusiastic and self motivated

Qualifications

Essential

Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a care environment

Desirable

Nursing experience within the NHS / Hospital Setting
Experience of working in general medicine or rehabilitation

Knowledge

Essential

Basic knowledge of nursing adults and / or training

Desirable

Basic IT Skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

Common sense
Empathetic caring nature
Reliable
You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Desirable

Willingness to undertake further training

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.