Trainee Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Adults

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Job overview

Are you looking for a job that can make a real difference to people’s lives?

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard-working individuals that also believe in our Trust Values, ‘Supportive, Respectful, Innovative & Collaborative’

University Hospital Bristol and Weston has developed a Trainee Senior Health Care Support Worker (TSHCSW) role to provide an entry point on the nursing apprentice career pathway. You will initially be employed as a Band 2 Health Care Support Worker and receive in house training to gain the skills and competencies to allow you to progress into a Senior HCSW role.

23hours per week is the minimum for a part-time role.

To be eligible to apply

Previous healthcare experience is not required, but enthusiasm and commitment to learn is essential.

• Maths: GCSEs Grade C/4 or above or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification
• English: GCSEs Grade C/4 or above OR Functional Skills Level 2.
• Level 3 qualification: Full NVQ Level 3/BTEC or equivalent ‘A’ levels.
• Main duties of the job

This is a developmental role, the trainee Senior HCSW will work towards progression to a Senior HCSW (Band3) role on successful completion of the Band 3 Senior HCSW competencies.

You will be helping your patients (both male and female) with daily living tasks, including such washing and going to the toilet (hygiene & continence) or helping with their meals (nutrition).

Helping with mobility needs and providing pressure area care.

Providing patients and their families with emotional support.

Undertaking “one to one observation” for patients who present a high risk due to their clinical condition.

Helping to maintain a ward environment is clean and safe preventing infection and falls.

As a trainee senior healthcare worker you will receive training to enable you to take and record patients’ vital signs, identify and escalate changes to a patient’s condition to the registered nurse. Some clinical areas may require you to be proficient in additional clinical skills such as ECGs, venepuncture, simple dressings.

Full details can be found on the attached Job Description

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 15,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working Hours: 37.5hrs per week (full time) or 24hrs per week (part time)

You will be working on an inpatient ward, and you will be required to work long shifts (12hours) which include days/nights, weekend and Bank Holidays.

This is physically demanding role and you will be on your feet for long periods.

This is an emotionally demanding role and requires you to adapt quickly to the constantly changing clinical demands on an acute inpatient ward.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an assessment centre in Bristol City Centre On Wednesday 19th March. You will need to be available for the whole morning.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Be able to work as a member of a team
• Experience of time management and prioritising work
• Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives

• Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting

Qualifications and Training

• One of the following  Level 3 (SCQF – 6): - City and Guilds 3  NVQ 3  BTEC National Diploma  Experience equivalent to the above qualifications
• Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math’s, or equivalent

Skills and Abilities

• Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
• Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures
• Committed to providing high quality patient care
• Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard
• IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills
• Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
• Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit dependant on clinical need
• Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner / attitude
• Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
• Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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