Job overview

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will assist the healthcare practitioner to carry out routine health related activities to complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient lead focused care.
You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and carers, supporting holistic care in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.
• Support personal development and contribute to service improvement.
• Promote health, safety, and security for self and others.
• Maintain quality and patient safety through responsible actions.
• Carry out routine assessments, adapt care within set parameters, and report progress to senior staff.
• Assist in delivering care plans to support patients’ health and well-being.
• Work flexibly, including unsociable hours, to meet service needs.
• Perform delegated tasks accurately and responsibly.
• Support patients with personal care, including bathing, toileting, eating, and drinking.
• Assist with patient mobility using appropriate equipment.
• Record and share accurate information promptly with the team.
• Identify and report changes in patients’ conditions.
• Obtain consent before providing care and respect patients’ privacy, dignity, and beliefs.
• Prepare and support patients during care activities.
• Alert the team to any changes in health or potential risks.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.