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Health Care Support Worker
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Shift work)
Job ref
362-A-25-7338213
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bluebell Ward, The Meadows
Town
Stockport
Salary
£24,465 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 23:59

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Health Care Support Worker

Band 2

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

Bluebell Ward is a 25 bedded community based unit focused on discharge to assess and complex discharges. Patients are discharged to our unit when they are medically fit to leave hospital but they can not go home as they may need more rehabilitation, or equipment in their home or support with care.

Our focus always is home first and we have a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, discharge coordinators, social workers and health care support workers to ensure our patients receive the best care and support to get them home as soon as possible. 

Main duties of the job

As a health care support worker on Bluebell you play an absolutely fundamental role in ensuring our patients are well cared for, listened to and supported. Your role would be to provide personal care as required, supporting with nutritional & hydration needs, helping with patient safety and skin integrity under the supervision of qualified nursing staff. 

If you are kind, compassionate and caring this is an ideal role for you. 

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information. Please call the ward if you would more information or to arrange a visit. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

•    If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary 

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
  • Willing to undertake the National Care Certificate training programme
Desirable criteria
  • Holds National Care Certificate
  • Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Caring / supportive attitude
  • Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes
  • Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
  • Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
  • Accuracy and attention to detail

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in a healthcare setting.
  • Experience of caring for patients

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills (written and verbal) Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster.
  • Adapting style accordingly to the audience
  • Able to work in a team.
  • Able to carry out routine duties
  • Able to adapt and reprioritise according to patients needs as necessary.
  • Able to take initiative Able to develop professional relationships with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues
  • Basic Computer skills and willingness / ability to develop further IT skills.
  • Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
  • Able to demonstrate a caring friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate demeanour.
  • Professional outlook and positive attitude.
  • Able to challenge unacceptable behaviour and escalate issues/ concerns both timely and appropriately

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthNorth West BAMEDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly 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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fabiane Norris
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01618356292
Additional information

We encourage informal visits if you would like to have a look around Bluebell ward. Please contact the ward on the above number to arrange. 

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