Job summary
- Main area
- Support Officer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-KN065
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site across acute and community setting
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
AHP Support Workforce Lead
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
This is a new exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Support worker, to work alongside and with other support workers within the Community Health and Integrated Care division (CHIC)
The main focus is to ensure that all support workers are supported and offered development opportunity. Within CHIC division we are investing in our occupational therapy and physiotherapy teams in acute services, and also our HomeFirst workforce in our community team, employing a larger number of support workforce alongside our registered workforce. These changes will ensure that we will improve patient pathways of care from acute to our community services.
This role is essential to ensure that our support workers are offered opportunity to develop and be able to fulfil their role. You will be key in their development and also ensure that this is embedded in practise moving forward.
Main duties of the job
Main job purposes
The post holder will move forward key objectives for support workforce as part of delivery of the ESHT 5 year AHP strategy
Work with AHP services within CHIC division to identify learning needs of the support workforce, identify learning opportunity and where this is not available or gaps identified set this in place and to ensure that these staff are able to develop in their roles.
Work with the AHP services and represent ESHT in ICB meetings to further develop a clear understanding of the AHP Support Workforce across the organisations and system through appropriate mapping work and key objectives to move this plan forward. This will ultimately help to:
· Improve education standards, access and uptake for AHP support workers
· Grow the AHP support workforce alongside the registered workforce
· Support training and development for all AHP support workers within CHIC division
· Improve retention of the AHP support workforce and reduce vacancies
· Services can address the current variation in support worker roles, banding and progression
Improve the diversity of the support workforce
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The post holder will lead on a programme of work to develop the support worker role across the Trust’s AHP professions.
Identify areas for skills development, extension of scope and capability and sharing of good practice to inform inter-disciplinary learning and development provision in Trust.
Identify and contribute to the development and delivery of multi-professional learning environments and opportunities.
Contribute to the development and delivery of a career pathway for unregistered staff with associated learning, education and experiential requirements.
Work in collaboration with the unregistered workforce, AHP leads, clinical leads and other MDT colleagues to ensure engagement at all levels and provide opportunities for frequent networking and recognition within that staff group.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to A Level or equivalent
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and skills
- IT qualification or evidence of equivalent training / skill
Desirable criteria
- NHS Management or Leadership Training
- Management qualification (diploma / NVQ4) or proven equivalent training and experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive NHS experience in clinical areas of relevance to post
- Significant clinical experience at support worker level supervising other team members
- Experience of using a number of computer software systems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Managing staff within NHS/Public Sector Org
- Data analysis and reporting
- Involvement in student education training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of national targets and initiatives relating to AHP workforce
- Demonstrate an understanding of the AHP support workforce
- Good working knowledge of Trust Policies and relevant legislation e.g. data protection, health and safety
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of exposure to national support worker forums and agendas
- Membership of associate members special interest group
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Elaine Tate
- Job title
- Head Of Allied health Care Professions
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0790 999 8181
- Additional information
Anne Savill
Professional Lead for Physiotherapy
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9-5pm
tel number 07974 841 704 or email
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