Job summary
Employer heading
Health Care Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 2
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a successful, forward thinking organisation that is committed to providing high quality care to our patients.
The Children and Young People’s Outpatient Services is based within The King's Treatment Centre which is a contemporary hospital based out patient department, with first class, spacious and state of the art clinic suites. We provide specialist and general consultations and with a broad range of learning opportunities.
We have the opportunity for enthusiastic caring individuals to join our team within the Women and Children’s Department :- Children and Young Peoples’ Outpatient and Diagnostic Services.
The primary role of the Health Care Support Worker within the Children and Young People's Outpatient department is to provide high quality care to our Children and Young People and to promote a positive patient experience, working in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve this.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Person specification
Knowlege Requirements
Essential criteria
- Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
- Awareness of Safeguarding issues
- Recognise people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 in care
- Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
- Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
Desirable criteria
- “Care Certificate” qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Able to attend a 6-day Clinical Induction
- Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Previous care work experience
- Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach
- Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deb Farn
- Job title
- Sister, Clinic 11 & Bramley Unit
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
Alternative contact is Jo Yates, Sister Clinic 11 & Bramley Unit, Ext 4432
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