Healthcare Support Worker-Community (West)

Healthcare Support Worker-Community (West)

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Overview

Are you passionate about high quality patient care? Do you have experience of working in a caring environment, hospital or community setting? Are you keen to develop yourself and looking for something new?

Join our West Community Nursing Team as a Healthcare Support Worker. We provide a comprehensive learning package and an expectation that you will fulfil the competency framework within a fixed period. There are opportunities to grow knowledge and skills and we encourage staff to progress and develop. Opportunities are available for further education to gain additional qualifications to enable career progression if desired.

We have a variety of shift patterns over a 24-hour period. Our Band 2 Healthcare Support Workers predominantly work 08:30am – 16:30pm, generally Monday–Friday, though this is flexible to meet service needs.

It is essential that you have access to a vehicle and the ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during a typical working day. You must be able to commit to our full-time, 4-week HCSW Academy.

We are unable to provide Sponsorship.

We provide a 4-week full-time induction programme covering all you need to know to contribute to patient care on our wards. As a Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker, you will work with a supportive multi-disciplinary team dedicated to maintaining high standards and going the extra mile for our patients.

Responsibilities

• As a Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker, you would be expected to undertake phlebotomy, record vital signs and undertake simple wound care.

Our Community-based team provides nursing care for patients in their own homes. The main duties for this role include:

• Wound care
• Catheter and bowel care
• Palliative and end of life care
• Administration of medication

Training and support are provided and once competent you would visit patients independently. Support is always available from the registered nurse.

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 relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support relocation expenses for hard-to-fill positions where relocation is expected
• A variety of paid and unpaid leave bits for emergency and planned leave
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (24/7) for personal, work, family and relationship issues
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance

For further information on benefits, please visit the Trust\’s Staff Benefits pages.

Contact

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Jo Wheeler
Job title: Community Team Leader
Email: joanne.wheeler1@nhs.net
Phone: 07889 811329

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Other
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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Location notes: Leeds, Harrogate, Malton, York, Wetherby, Boroughbridge, Castleford, Tadcaster and surrounding areas.

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