Band 2 - Healthcare Support Worker, Day Surgery

Job overview

Are you looking for a challenging but rewarding career in health care?

Our Healthcare Support Workers play a vital role within our hospitals delivering excellent care to our patients.

We have vacancies for Healthcare Support Workers to work at our Watford Hospital site within our wards covering medical, surgical and care of elderly patients.

You do not need any experience in the care sector, but we ask that you have a realistic understanding of what the job involves. We therefore encourage you to read the attached job description and person specification.

To find out more about the role of a Healthcare Support Worker, please watch the YouTube video below:

https://youtu.be/1VmQLPrTNQU

Please visit the following website for information about the role of a Healthcare Support Worker:

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-support-worker/roles-healthcare-support-worker/healthcare-assistant

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Support Worker you will be an essential part of the nursing team. You will do a fantastic job providing care and support to our patients and their families.

You will need to be the kind of person who puts their patients first, providing the best care for every patient, every day.

You will provide hands on personal care for your patients whilst encouraging them to be as independent as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

shift pattern is - Mon to fri early shift 7-5pm, late shift mon to thurs 12-22:00, fri late shift 10-20:00

Please see the attached job description for further information about the role.

Are you up for the challenge?  If so please submit your application as soon as possible, making sure you tell us why you want to work as a Healthcare Support Worker.

Once you have experience in the role, if you are looking to progress, we have fantastic opportunities within the Trust for you to complete a Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship or to go on to complete the Nursing Associate program. These opportunities are fully supported and financed by the Trust. Please ask us for more information if you are interested.

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Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.

We offer an excellent pension scheme, annual leave allowance and family friendly policies, NHS Staff Discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.

You will be required to complete the ‘Care Certificate’ qualification as part of your on-going training. The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors. The qualification is made up of the 15 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and will form part of a robust induction programme.