Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 818-HOS091-QIA670-B
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Archer Ward and Assessment Unit, Louth County Hospital
- Town
- Louth
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker
Band 3
LCHS Way
We Listen, We Care, We Act, We Improve
We listen: we engage with everyone we work with, we are united, we are always positive
We care: everyone is valued, respected and developed, knowledge and skills are nurtured, success is celebrated
We act: clear goals and right resources, freedom coupled with accountabilty, emphasis on simplicity
We improve: we are creative, resourceful and innovative, integrated and collaboration is the way forward, we're always striving to do better
....Fit for now, fit for the future.
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Job overview
Louth Hospital
Health Care Support Worker
Band 3
Shift work covering 24 hours a day, seven days a week
An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions at Louth Hospital .The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision
Please see job description attached for full details.
Working for our organisation
Physical effort
Moderate physical effort for short and long periods, moving, handling and positioning patients and equipment.
Mental effort
Communicating with patients and relatives with communication difficulties
Emotional effort
Dealing with difficult and emotional issues such as: caring for palliative care patients, dealing with dying patients and their relatives and carers.
Working conditions
Direct/indirect contact or exposure to body fluids.
May be exposed to violent and aggressive patients and members of the public.
Limited exposure to hazardous substances but these are controlled.
Works in an area which complies with the Health & Safety Policy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Worker positions at Louth County Hospital. The successful applicant will have a flexible approach to work which reflects the needs of the busy clinical area. The working hours include weekends and bank holidays.
Briefly, the duties include the delivery of care to the patients as identified in their specific plans, to the highest standard within the clinical areas. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, under supervision, and be willing to enhance your skill base through training provision.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational Level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Minimum Level 2 GCSE level English and Maths or equivalent and possesses a fundamental level of ICT skills.
- Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and lifelong learning with the ability and willingness to undertake competency-based training both initially and as ongoing requirement for the post to meet service requirements.
- Evidence of the Care Certificate or Commitment to achieve on joining the trust.
- Experience and/ or knowledge of delivering care or working in a care setting.
Desirable criteria
- Typing/word processing skills or qualification.
- Evidence of related training.
- Understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of observing, monitoring and recording patient activity and health status
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the Trust’s Values expressed in the LCHS Way
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Manual Handling
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working and communicating with the public.
- Clinical experience in a healthcare setting undertaking a range of delegated clinical tasks supporting patients.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in a team in a heath care setting.
- Knowledge and experience of NHS IT systems/applications.
- Experience of rotational shift patterns, to include days and nights.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Alice Altoft
- Job title
- Clinical Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 307688
- Additional information
Laura Powell/Tamsin Jacklin
Deputy Clinical Team Leads
01507 307688
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