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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Various)
Job ref
236-SCO-CS491-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Intermediate Care Bevan Unit
Town
Salford
Salary
£23,615 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Care Support Worker – Intermediate Care

Band 2

Job overview

We require enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to play an important role dedicated to ensuring excellent standards of care to our patients within the Intermediate Care  setting.

Working within a team of highly skilled and motivated staff where patient focus is our priority.

Main duties of the job

Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care

  •  Contribute to own personal development
  •  Assist in maintaining own and others’ health, safety and security
  • Contribute ideas for service improvement
  • Ensure own actions help to maintain quality and patient safety
  • Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals’ health and well-being, making modifications within prescribed parameters and reporting back to Senior Staff on patients’ progress
  • Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals’ health and well-being, in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

qualificaions

Essential criteria
  • Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy
Desirable criteria
  • qualifications
  • Care certificate

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within health environment in the Health Service
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within a health environment setting
  • Basic IT skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jayne Summerskill
Job title
UNIT MANAGER
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 206 3049
Additional information

Or contact,  

Ann Bracken    unit manager 

Claire Rigby   Band 6 Sister 0161 206 3048 

Gaynor  Loghan     Band 6 Sister  0161 206 3049

Janet wilson   Band 6 Sister 0161 206 3049

 

Who will be available to help with enquires.

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