Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 423-7136062
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £24,169 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - Cardiology Unit (Band 2)
NHS AfC: Band 2
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We have opportunities for reliable, enthusiastic, patient centred and caring individuals to join our Healthcare Assistant team!
The desired candidate must have good communication skills, be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and have a caring and compassionate nature.
Main duties of the job
At all times treat patients, service users, families, visitors and
colleagues with dignity and respect to deliver compassionate care,
exercising discretion and behaving in a manner consistent with
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Right Care Values.
• To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of work and work within the
Healthcare Support Worker Code of Conduct.
• Work in a collaborative and co-operative manner with other
members of the care team to meet the holistic needs of patients and
carers.
• To establish and maintain effective communication and relationships
with the multi-disciplinary team, respecting the equality and diversity
of each and every person he/she/they comes into contact within the
course of his/her/their business.
• Uphold the privacy and dignity of patients at all times.
• Work in line with Trust policies and procedures and within scope of
competence, undertaking mandatory training and essential skills
training as identified for the role.
• Contribute to the development of the clinical area, through
contribution of new ideas to improve patient care/experience and by
escalating concerns appropriately.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation
Person specification
Qualifications and personal statement should include.
Essential criteria
- Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate
- Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
- Functional skills level 1 numeracy
Experience
Essential criteria
- No previous experience required
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer
- Previous experience of dealing with the public
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice
- Good listening, written and verbal communication skills
- Able to follow direct instructions
- Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate literacy in IT
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Carla Simpson
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292011
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