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.
Person specification
Skills and Ability
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust Values
- Good written and verbal communication in the English language
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work within a team
- Effective patient/client care skills
- 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)
Desirable
- n/a
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience in a Health/Health and Social Care role
- Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Understanding NHS/Social care systems
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to adjust to pressures of the job in a changing environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Be able to demonstrate patience, dependability and motivation
- Be able to take instruction/direction
- Motivation to meet the patients needs for self and others
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trust worthiness
- A willingness to be flexible and part of a team
- Ability to juggle many priorities at one time, whilst remaining calm
- Should be willing to work flexible hours on occassion
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Literacy level 1 or equivalent (GSCE D-G, 3-6)
- Numberacy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE D-G, 3-6)
- ESOL Level 1 or equivalent (if English not first language)
Desirable
- IT Literate
- Literacy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C, 9-7)
- Numeracy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C, 9-7)
- ESOL level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
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This advert is for Bank Dementia Enhanced Healthcare Support Worker with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke, South East, 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 15 Jul 2026.
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