Job summary
Health Care Support Worker - Fixed term: 12 months (30 hours)

Bluebell Ward is a 25 bedded community based unit focused on discharge to assess and complex discharges. Patients are discharged to our unit when they are medically fit to leave hospital but they can not go home as they may need more rehabilitation, or equipment in their home or support with care.

Our focus always is home first and we have a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, discharge coordinators, social workers and health care support workers to ensure our patients receive the best care and support to get them home as soon as possible.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job
As a health care support worker on Bluebell you play an absolutely fundamental role in ensuring our patients are well cared for, listened to and supported. Your role would be to provide personal care as required, supporting with nutritional & hydration needs, helping with patient safety and skin integrity under the supervision of qualified nursing staff.

If you are kind, compassionate and caring this is an ideal role for you.

About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information. Please call the ward if you would more information or to arrange a visit.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential

• Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
• Willing to undertake the National Care Certificate training programme

Desirable

• Holds National Care Certificate
• Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare.

Knowledge
Essential

• Caring / supportive attitude
• Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes
• Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
• Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Experience
Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of caring for patients

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Good communication skills (written and verbal) Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster.
• Adapting style accordingly to the audience
• Able to work in a team.
• Able to carry out routine duties
• Able to adapt and reprioritise according to patients needs as necessary.
• Able to take initiative Able to develop professional relationships with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues
• Basic Computer skills and willingness / ability to develop further IT skills.
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Able to demonstrate a caring friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate demeanour.
• Professional outlook and positive attitude.
• Able to challenge unacceptable behaviour and escalate issues/ concerns both timely and appropriately

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.