About the Position
As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.
Responsibilities
* Washing and dressing patients
* Serving meals and feeding patients
* Helping patients to move around
* Making beds
* Talking to patients and their families
* Monitoring patient condition
* Cheerful and friendly
* Caring and kind
* Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
* Able to follow direct instructions
* Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
* Have good listening and communication skills
* Be well organised
* Ability to perform patient observations and recordings
* Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
* Full-time and part-time positions are available; flexible working arrangements can be discussed
Qualifications
* Good standard of secondary education
* Willingness to undertake Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications (if not already obtained)
* Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
* Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care (if not already obtained)
* A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3-9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications or pass internal literacy & numeracy assessment (Essential band 3)
* Previous experience working in a care environment; flexible and adaptable to a changing environment
* Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within a clinical setting
* Right to work in the UK
* Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, ethnic minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.
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