Healthcare Support Worker

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Band 2 - Healthcare Support Worker - Full Time - Permanent (Multiple Vacancies)

We are recruiting Healthcare Support Workers for Farnham Road Hospital.

If you are looking to work in healthcare, we can offer you a supportive environment that will enable you to fulfil your career aspirations. Our flexible working patterns support an improved work life balance. Free parking is available to all out colleagues working at Farnham Road Hospital.

Main duties of the job

In this vital role, you will assist in all areas of care in accordance with agreed care plans and procedures to meet people who uses our services individual needs. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working hands-on in a supportive environment.

We will help you develop in your role, through a tailored career pathway which will enable you to progress within the Trust. There are many career development programmes such as the Nursing Associate Apprenticeship training available to our colleagues

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference by supporting people with mental health needs, then we really want to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for those interested to start or progress a career in the NHS as a Healthcare Support Worker.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Description attached to this job listing.

Person specification

Qualifications

• An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential

Experience

• Experience of working as a paid or unpaid carer

Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Gender Pay Gap Action

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.