Healthcare Assistant

We are currently recruiting a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker, full time, 37.5 hours a week, to be part of our General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Evesham Community Hospital. The candidate will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to achieve specific rehabilitation goals. This will be a challenging and exciting opportunity and will enable the individual to develop new and existing skills.

Evesham Community Hospital plays a critical role in the delivery of local NHS services, providing more care and treatment closer to peoples’ homes. Emphasis is to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring excellent care which is safe, effective, personalised and compassionate and to the standards you would expect for your family and friends.

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

As a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, you will work under the direction of registered nurses and other healthcare professionals to support in providing high-quality, person-centred care.

The main duties of a healthcare support worker are: -

Assist with admitting patients to the ward and the care of their relatives.

Undertake clinical procedures following assessment of competencies by qualified senior members of staff

Carry out delegated nursing care

Identifies areas for the improvement

Assist patients with attending to the activities of daily living and support the therapy team with the rehabilitation of the patient.

Assist patients to sit up or out for breakfast.

Serve and prepare meals/breakfast and drinks, help to assist patients when required. Complete appropriate paperwork i.e food diaries and fluid balance charts.

Assist patients with morning personal care and dressing.

Mobilise patients using correct mobility equipment when required/liaise with physiotherapy team.

Liaise with nursing staff for information regarding Observations, catheters, lab samples, blood sugar monitoring, dressings and further health checks.

Stores to be restocked daily.

Assist patients with toileting.

Assist to support patients to bed/ attach catheter night bags when required.

Comply with policies and procedures of the ward.

This is a rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to patients' recovery and quality of life every day.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

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The successful candidate should hold a strong skill set to support in providing hands-on care that can be physically and emotionally demanding. You may support people who are, distressed, confused or at one of the most vulnerable points in their life. In-turn you will be providing personal care with dignity and kindness gaining a feeling of personal satisfaction.

* There will be a requirement to work on a 7- day rota to provide day, night, weekend & bank holiday cover.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.