Healthcare Support Worker

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of Older Adults?
We Are Seeking a Compassionate And Dedicated Health Care Support Workers To Join Our Older Adults & Stroke Rehabilitation Teams, Providing High-quality Person-centred Care On The Following Wards

• Ward 28 – Acute Older Adult Care
• Ward 35 – Acute Older Adult Care
• Ward 37 – Dementia and Delirium
• Whitecross Court – Stroke Rehabilitation
  

Whether you have previous experience or have never worked in healthcare before, we will help support you on your journey. We are looking for people with good communication skills, reliable and able to work flexibly to join our older adult teams.
As health care professionals we have the privilege of looking after those who can't always look after themselves, for some it's a short stay as they recover from the acute phase of their illness and for others it's providing care when they need it most and giving them dignity at the end of their lives.
We provide a 4-week full time induction programme covering all you need to know to contribute to patient care on our wards. Please be aware that you must be able to attend a full time induction programme for the first 4 weeks in your new role, this must be within 3 months of your interview date.
We would love to hear from you and can guarantee that as a Healthcare Support Worker, no two days will ever be the same.
Working Alongside The Wider Team You Will Work With Our Patients Providing Support With Personal Hygiene And Nutritional And Hydration Support, Which Includes The Following

• Supporting patients to eat & drink and serving their meals
• Helping patients wash and dress, also shower
• Taking patients to the toilet and assisting with personal cares
• Spending time talking to patients, answering their questions where possible and making sure they are comfortable
• Helping patients to get out of bed and move around
• Supporting patients to change position in bed when unable to do so independently
  

As HCSW you will help our patients to remain as independent as they can be in the hospital setting, you will promote comfort to contribute to pain alleviation and work within our Trust guidelines to ensure all patients receive the highest level of patient centred care.
As a Healthcare Support Worker, You Will Be Expected To Work a Combination Of Shifts Including Nights, Weekends And Bank Holidays

• Early – 07:00-15:00
• Late – 12:00 - 20:00
• Long Day – 07:00 - 20:00
• Night – 19:30 - 07:30
  

Please note this vacancy is for our vacancies in medical Wards at our YORK site. If you would like to apply for other departments or locations, please visit our Trust website using the link below:
Vacancies at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
• For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennifer Lee Job title: Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01904 721162
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