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Job summary

Main area
No Criteria to reside ward
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Various hours and shift patterns available)
Job ref
356-25-7314666
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hull Royal Infirmary
Town
Hull
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 PR PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2025 08:00

Employer heading

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Intermediate Care Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

We have  Intermediate Care Support Worker vacancies available on our new ward to support the No Criteria to reside patients within our hospital.

This purpose built ward is now open  and will have the capacity to support 53  patients who will require nursing and therapy interventions. Both the building and the pathways of care are being designed to specifically support this group of patients in a safe and friendly environment.

It will be demanding, but a new concept of care with the introduction of new non registered roles to support this patient group. I

It will of course be challenging, but also rewarding and exciting to be a part of. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to work with a new team, and together build a great experience for both our patients and the team as a whole

Main duties of the job

The role will assist the Ward Team (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists) to carry out daily duties pertaining to the round o’clock care and rehabilitation of patients within a no criteria to reside ward setting.

You adopt a reablement and rehabilitation approach supporting individual patients to maximise their functional abilities and thereby facilitate a safe and timely discharge to a variety of discharge destinations.

 The successful candidate will be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills, have a caring and compassionate nature and work well within the multidisciplinary team.

 

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with the public in the realm of customer care
  • Evidence makes a positive contribution to a team
  • Ability to work independently
Desirable criteria
  • NHS Hospital/Community Experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 3 or higher H&SC
  • Evidence of completing the CSW or Core band 2 competences
  • Completion of the Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Steps Programme Further education

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY

Essential criteria
  • To be able to work as a team member
  • Has good verbal and written communication skills
  • Can work under own initiative
  • Basic evidence I&MT skills
  • interventions
Desirable criteria
  • IT Skills – formal qualification
  • Clinical qualification (nursing or therapy)
  • Shows evidence that the applicant is keen to develop and support with the learning of others
  • Keen to develop own skills + facilitate learning of others
  • First aid/moving and handling
  • Knowledge of COSHH
  • Phlebotomy Skills

EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT/ PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential criteria
  • Shows evidence of good listening skills
  • Good time keeping
  • Approachable
  • Motivation
  • Flexible
  • Reliable and maintains confidentiality
  • Caring and empathetic
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Must be Physically able to undertake the therapeutic manual handling
  • Honest

RESPONSIBILITY/ OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential criteria
  • Must be prepared to do internal rotation days, nights and weekends
  • A working knowledge of Health and safety at work
  • Demonstration of a caring manner committed to caring for all people
Desirable criteria
  • Able to care for both the physical and emotional needs of others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shona Chapman
Job title
Ward sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 675757
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