Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 818-IUC222
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Boston Pilgrim Hospital
- Town
- Boston
- Salary
- £11.45 - £12.45 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 13/08/2024 08:00
- Interview date
- 20/08/2024
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker
Band 3
LCHS Way
We Listen, We Care, We Act, We Improve
We listen: we engage with everyone we work with, we are united, we are always positive
We care: everyone is valued, respected and developed, knowledge and skills are nurtured, success is celebrated
We act: clear goals and right resources, freedom coupled with accountabilty, emphasis on simplicity
We improve: we are creative, resourceful and innovative, integrated and collaboration is the way forward, we're always striving to do better
....Fit for now, fit for the future.
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Job overview
Boston Pilgrim Hospital
Health Care Support Worker
Band 2/3
Shift work covering 24 hours a day, seven days a week
An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions at Boston Urgent Treatment Centre .The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision
Please see job description attached for full details.
Working for our organisation
Physical effort
Moderate physical effort for short and long periods, moving, handling and positioning patients and equipment.
Mental effort
Communicating with patients and relatives with communication difficulties
Emotional effort
Dealing with difficult and emotional issues such as: caring for palliative care patients, dealing with dying patients and their relatives and carers.
Working conditions
Direct/indirect contact or exposure to body fluids.
May be exposed to violent and aggressive patients and members of the public.
Limited exposure to hazardous substances but these are controlled.
Works in an area which complies with the Health & Safety Policy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions at Boston Pilgrim Hospital. The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays.
Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSES A*-C
- Previous NHS experience in a healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 in health and social care
- Extended roles in venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, observations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lee Stafford
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 572889
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