Job Summary
Join our specialist Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We seek a compassionate, highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills to deliver safe, evidence-based care to patients recovering from stroke and other neurological conditions.
Responsibilities
* Assist with meals and provide support to patients needing help with eating and drinking.
* Safely move, handle, and mobilise patients, following care plans to minimise risk.
* Communicate with kindness, warmth and compassion, recognising communication barriers and escalating concerns when necessary.
* Act as a patient and staff advocate, escalating concerns and challenging poor behaviour or practice appropriately.
* Maintain accurate records of care within the area of responsibility.
* Observe and report any changes in a patient’s condition to the Nurse in Charge.
* Involve patients and carers/relatives in delivery of care.
* Provide reassurance and support to patients, carers and family.
* Support the maintenance and cleanliness of the clinical environment, attending to general tidiness of the area, unpacking and storing stock deliveries, and reporting any estates issues appropriately.
* Support clinical teams to fulfil cleaning responsibilities as identified in the National Cleaning Standards framework.
Qualifications
* No previous experience required.
* 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 (desirable).
* Able to demonstrate literacy in IT (desirable).
Benefits
* 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.
Values
* Committed to Quality of Care
* Compassion
* Working together for patients
* Improving Lives
* Everyone Counts
* Respect and Dignity
Contact
For further information and to apply, please contact the recruiting manager. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust – Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton, BD20 6TD.
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