Main area: Health Care Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full and part time posts available)
Job ref: 423-7038432
Employer: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Airedale General Hospital
Town: Steeton
Salary: £23,615 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/03/2025 23:59
Health Care Support Worker (AAU)
NHS AfC: Band 2
Be part of our future landscape. At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come.
Job overview
We have some exciting opportunities for individuals to join our Acute Assessment Unit as Health Care Support Workers.
The Ambulatory Care Unit (AAU) is situated in the purpose-built facility of the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and is co-located next to our Emergency Department and Ambulatory Care Unit.
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the ward or department team in providing compassionate care to patients, service users, carers and families.
This is a pivotal role that is essential in providing care and support to patients and service users through direct and indirect care, working within clearly defined limits and attainment of agreed competence.
Act as a role model at all times, reflecting the trust values and behaviours and delivering high standards of care.
Be self-aware and open to receive and learn from feedback.
Act as an advocate on behalf of patients and service users, recognising, respecting and responding to the diverse needs of our population.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
* Cycle to Work
* Travel Scheme
* Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
* Onsite Nursery
* Buying and Selling Annual Leave
* Car Leasing
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Health and Wellbeing
* Extensive Reward Scheme
* Counselling Service
* Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
* Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
* Committed to Quality of Care
* Compassion
* Working together for patients
* Improving Lives
* Everyone Counts
* Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate
* Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
* Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
* Functional skills level 1 numeracy
Experience
* Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer
* Previous experience of dealing with the public
Knowledge
* Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice
* Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice
* Demonstrate literacy in IT
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost from your first full month's salary. This is a condition of your employment.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above.
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