Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Ability
To be able to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust Values
- Skills and Ability
Good written and verbal communication in the English language
- Skills and Ability
Able to work without direct supervision
- Skills and Ability
Able to work within a team
- Skills and Ability
Effective patient/client care skills
- Skills and Ability
Able to meet the minimum skill set within the first 12 months of appointment with support and development where required (list of skills as defined in generic competency framework)
- Experience and Knowledge
Previous experience in a Health/Health and Social Care role
- Experience and Knowledge
Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
- Other Specific Requirements
Ability to adjust to pressures of the job in a changing environment
- Other Specific Requirements
Good interpersonal skills
- Other Specific Requirements
Willingness to undertake further training
- Other Specific Requirements
Be able to demonstrate patience, dependability and motivation
- Other Specific Requirements
Be able to take instruction/direction
- Other Specific Requirements
Motivation to meet the patients needs for self and others
- Other Specific Requirements
Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trust worthiness
- Other Specific Requirements
A willingness to be flexible and part of a team
- Other Specific Requirements
Ability to juggle many priorities at one time, whilst remaining calm
- Other Specific Requirements
Should be willing to work flexible hours on occassion
- Training and Qualifications
Literacy level 1 or equivalent (GSCE D-G, 3-6)
- Training and Qualifications
Numberacy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE D-G, 3-6)
- Training and Qualifications
ESOL Level 1 or equivalent (if English not first language)
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience and Knowledge
Previous NHS experience
- Experience and Knowledge
Understanding NHS/Social care systems
- Training and Qualifications
IT Literate
- Training and Qualifications
Literacy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C, 9-7)
- Training and Qualifications
Numeracy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C, 9-7)
- Training and Qualifications
ESOL level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
Job overview
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to ensure that all wards and departments are always adequately staffed, by providing a pool of experienced and passionate Bank Healthcare Support Workers to support our provision of optimal care, specifically for our Dementia Patients.
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to work Bank shifts alongside the Admiral Nurse led Dementia Team within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
After a qualifying period, our Bank Dementia Team offers extremely flexible working hours to accommodate a balanced home/work schedule - with a range of earlies, lates, twilights, nights and school hours - 7 days a week.
Main duties of the job
The individual, in their application, must be able to evidence and demonstrate previous experience of Dementia Care within a care setting, for a minimum of 12 months. You will have excellent communication skills to establish and maintain effective communications relating to complex, sensitive and potentially stressful situations on a regular basis.
You will be dynamic in your approach to delivering person centred care, offering physical and emotional support to patients living with Dementia and supporting their family and carers.
Please note that we do not offer Sponsorship for this role and kindly do not re-apply if you have applied within the last 6 months.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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.
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This advert is for Bank Dementia Enhanced Healthcare Support Worker with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £14.05 ph. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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