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Health Care Support Worker

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Senior Health Care Support Worker to join our Dorset Adult Integrated Respiratory Service (DAIRS). This is a multi-disciplinary team and you will need to support the qualified Nurses and Physiotherapists in providing effective health care in a safe and therapeutic environment.

You will require previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker, with good communication skills. If you are genuinely interested in caring for people with Respiratory health problems then we would like to hear from you.

You will receive regular supervision and annual appraisals and will be offered training opportunities to meet your Personal Development Plan.

Previous experience of working within a care environment or the NHS is essential.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

This is a really exciting time to join UHD! We are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status, due to our partnership with Bournemouth University, delivering highly regarded health services to the county of Dorset, and beyond. We employ some 10,000 staff, with an ambitious £250m estates programme on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations when service demands require it.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential

  • Education to GSCE or equivalent
  • NVQ Level 3
  • Working towards Care Certificate
  • Working towards NVQ in Health & Social Care

Desirable

  • Completed Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Experience in Caring for patients with Chronic respiratory conditions across a range of clinical environments
  • Experience in working with the public sector
  • Ability to acceprt delegating responsibility for specified patient caseload applying skills and knowledge within scope of role
  • Ability work alone and part of a team

Desirable

  • Has assisted in research and Audit data collection
  • Previous Band 3 experience
  • Previous acute care experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Closing Date: 17 May 2023