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Healthcare Care Support Worker

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
per annum pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
28 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Jun 2025

Job overview

Band 2/3 Healthcare Assistant required for Danesbury Neurological Centre

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team. You will be working alongside our trained nursing and therapy staff assisting them in the day to day care and management of our patients to ensure they receive safe, high quality nursing care on our Neurological Rehabilitation unit in Welwyn.

We are inviting individuals to apply into a band 2 CSW role. We are able to offer support and guidance with completing a care certificate, on completion of this there will be an option to progress to a band 3 CSW role on successful completion of your Hertfordshire Community Trust  Band 3 CSW competencies associated with the job role.

We are inviting individuals to apply for a band 3 CSW role. You will need to provide evidence of a care certificate at interview and after a successful interview process will be supported to complete the Hertfordshire Community Trust  Band 3 CSW competencies associated with the job role.

This vacancy does NOT meet the salary threshold for sponsorship.

We are unable to offer this job vacancy to candidates on Student Visas.

Main duties of the job

  • To undertake personal care duties,  e.g bathing, toileting, dressing, supoort with meals and assisting patients with their app
  • Ensure that the patients bed space is clean, tidy, and accessible and that the person has what they need within easy reach.
  • Ensure that the patients bed space is clean, tidy, and accessible and that the person has what they need within easy reach.
  • Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies and be able to concentrate for periods throughout the day with occasional interruptions.
  • Ensure care is given in accordance with the infection prevention and  health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to updating patient records e.g. by recording basic patient information such as fluid balance (intake and output) and nutrition, height, weight and age.
  • Develop the skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
  • Ensure equipment and stores are well maintained, taking appropriate action if the equipment is faulty.
  • Work effectively as part of a team.

To progress to a band 3:

  • To perform patient observations including: heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, respirations, blood glucose monitoring and GCS.
  • Collecting and testing urine samples
  • Wound swaps, wound observations, and simple wound dressings.
  • Removal of peripheral cannula urinalysis.
  • Please see attached job descriptions for further details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will carry out a broad range of patient care activities under supervision of a qualified nurse, maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times.  The post holder will be required to work a rotational shift pattern between long days 11.5 hour shifts and 11.5 hour night duty shifts, covering Sunday to Saturday, 7 days a week, weekends and bank holidays.

Please see attached Job Description for further details

This vacancy does NOT meet the salary threshold for sponsorship.

We are unable to offer this job vacancy to candidates on Student Visas.

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