About this role
Job summary There is a position available for a Health Care Support Worker on Primrose Elective General Surgery.
We are a fast paced 12 bedded surgical ward caring for patients pre and post operatively .
This is a great opportunity to gain new skills, experience and knowledge for those who may wish to pursue a future career in nursing.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is also able to provide band 2 to band 3 career development and pay progression opportunities, subject to experience and competencies achieved.
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Main duties of the job
As aHealth Care Support Worker, youwill be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery 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.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role:
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
Skills and personal attributes needed:
Caring and kind Cheerful and friendly 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
This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view detailed Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Desirable
A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
Experience Essential
Working with people
Desirable
Previous experience working in a care enviroment
Personal Attributes Essential
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 Effective and sensitive handling of difficult information
Skills Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
Desirable
Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting Keyboard skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford
Stonebow Rd
Hereford,
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)