An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated health care support worker to join our award winning stroke service.
Over the past 20 years stroke care has changed dramatically. Stroke is now treated as a medical emergency, where time is brain, and our service has developed to reflect this.
Our needs lead service admitting patients aged 18 upwards comprises of a dynamic multi disciplinary team, including research staff, that deliver evidence based patient centred care along our stroke pathway, from admission through to discharge to the community.
If you are interested in stroke care and want to be part of this busy, dynamic, innovative research active stroke service then we would love you to join our successful team.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at York Hospital. Remote interviews will not be available.
Our successful candidate will be responsible for the direct patient care, focussing on the specific needs of the individual. This will include all aspects of personal care, adherence to Infection Prevention policies, general cleanliness and tidiness on the ward, maintaining effective communication with the patients, their relatives and professional colleagues, You will be directly supervised and supported by a Registered Nurse.
There is a comprehensive training academy when you join the organisation and mandatory training package to support you with developing your clinical skills. We also offer annual stroke specific training to support the needs of our patient group.
Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.
Please note, if you are under 18 or interested in completing an Apprenticeship we encourage you to please contact us at yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
Due to current Home Office guidelines, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
This role is not eligible for re-imbursement of relocation expenses.
For further information on working for our Trust, please visit: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandra Hindmarsh Job title: Ward Manager - Hyper Acute Stroke Unit Email address: sandra.hindmarsh1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01904 726123
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