About this role
Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated SeniorHealth Care Support Workerto join our dedicated team onWard 14and theEarly Pregnancy Unit (EPU). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to efficient and compassionate care across a dynamic and specialised environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver personal care and support to patients across the ward and EPU. Prepare and maintain equipment and ensure the clinical area is well-stocked. Handle and record patient belongings with care and accuracy. Participate in ward-based audits and research activities when required. Uphold a personal duty of care in the use of equipment and supplies.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. If you're passionate about patient care and eager to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements Essential
Demonstrate good communication skills and understanding of basic requirements for individual patient care Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Desirable
Awareness of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications Essential
NVQ 3 in care or equivalent or willingness to work towards Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
Desirable
"Care Certificate" qualification
Further Training Essential
Able to attend a 5-day Clinical Induction Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience Essential
Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills Experience of working as part of a team Previous care work experience Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Desirable
Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements Essential
Flexible approach Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
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 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)