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Job summary

Main area
Nurse Bank
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Bank
Hours
• Part time
Job ref
229-HCABK-6259418
Employer
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hereford County Hospital
Town
Hereford
Salary
£22,383 pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wye Valley NHS Trust logo

Health Care Support Worker - BANK

Band 2

Job overview

  • To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.

 

  • To demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.

 

  • To maintain confidentiality at all times.

 

  • To promote awareness of child protection issues referring to area child protection policy and Trust policy. Attend child protection training in accordance with the policy.

 

  • To promote awareness of adult protection issues referring to the Herefordshire Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures for The Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse. Attend adult protection training sessions in accordance with the policies and procedures.

For more information please contact Hannah Phillips, Temporary Staffing Manager by email: [email protected] For more information on Wye Valley NHS Trust please see additional documents.

Please ensure when completing your application form that your references cover the last 3 years of employment and that they are provided by appropriate referees for example your current line manager

 

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Your NHS needs you!

BANK - Health Care Assistants - Support Worker Academy

Join our Nurse Bank today and make a difference…..

Do YOU need a better work/life balance? Do you want to keep up your professional skills? Would you like to train and gain experience in new areas? If you are committed to providing the very best care for our patients then we would like to hear from you.

YOU may be looking for a new career or YOU are already working in healthcare, you’ll receive training to join the team as a Healthcare Assistant. You will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available. It’s a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Our Bank Health Care Assistants are invaluable to us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits:

What can we offer you?

  • Paid induction
  • Full access to training
  • Flexible hours in a friendly and supportive environment
  • Unsociable working hours enhancements
  • A variety of work in all clinical areas
  • Mandatory training updates and ongoing training
  • NHS Pension Scheme

**Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at a cost of £44.00 of which is payable by the successful candidate**

If you are interested in joining us then please apply, and we look forward to hearing from you

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.

 

  • To report any concerns to the registered nurse relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area.

 

  • To ensure the registered nurse is regularly updated on patients’ condition and progress.

 

  • To ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order.

 

  • To ensure the environment is clean and tidy.

 

All NHS workers in England who have face to face contact with patients are encouraged to fully vaccinate against COVID 19. Please carefully consider this requirement when applying for this position

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Diploma Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
  • Demonstrates patient focused approach
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Experience in a caring role
  • A Minimum Maths and English GCSE Grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employercorporate covenantNHS Rainbow badge

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hannah Phillips
Job title
Temporary Staffing Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 330 1366
Additional information

Hannah Phillips [email protected] 0300 330 1366

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