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Job summary
Health Care Support Worker – Band 3 – Ward 6, Harplands Hospital
There is an exciting opportunity to work as a Health Care Support Worker within Ward 6, Harplands Hospital. We are searching for extra special Health Care Support Workers who have experience, passion and pride when caring forolder persons and this vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work on an Older Persons Ward.
We are keen to show you any of our services and provide an opportunity to meet some team members, if you would like to arrange an informal visit prior to making an application please email
Main duties of the job
- To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users.
- To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of service-users, and to assist them in re-establishing their place in the community, as appropriate.
- To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning implementation and evaluation of individualized care plans.
- To provide support and day-to-day supervision to junior staff members, demonstrating the Health Care Support Worker role and role modelling good practice.
About us
Our vision is ‘To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.’ Our team prides themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.
The Team will offer a full induction package.
Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we’d like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate person who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving Mental Health Trust in the Country.
In return we offer;
- A competitive progressive salary
- We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)
- Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts
- Individual Personal Development Plan and Career Progression
- Excellent pension scheme available
- 27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
- Free parking
- Well being staff initiatives available.
Date posted: 18 July 2024
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 232-AUC-6453395
Job locations: Harplands Hospital
Stoke on Trent: ST4 6TH
Job description
Job responsibilities
• Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
• Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. (query blending the above two first is about patients/public, second is healthcare staff)
• Relates appropriately with service-users, carer’s, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
• At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
• Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
• At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
• At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
• Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centred care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
• Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.
Job responsibilities
• Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
• Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. (query blending the above two first is about patients/public, second is healthcare staff)
• Relates appropriately with service-users, carer’s, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
• At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
• Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
• At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
• At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
• Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centred care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
• Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
• oAdvanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
• oExperience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
• oAdvanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
• oExperience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Harplands Hospital
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6TH
Employer’s website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Harplands Hospital
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6TH
Employer’s website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab