Job summary
- Main area
- Surgical
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: NA
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SU04714
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Trustwide Healthcare Support Worker - SAU
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Surgical Admission Unit (SAU) at UHD-Poole
We are looking for a highly motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team.
The Surgical Admissions Unit is a 14-bedded fast paced unit in which patients present with a wide variety of emergency surgical conditions.
Patients are referred under the care of Upper GI, Gynae, Colorectal, surgeries, other hospitals, our outpatient clinics and our emergency department. No two days are the same!
Applications are invited from individuals with excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a commitment to the provision of a high standard of care to patients and the ability to treat all patients, relatives and other members of staff with dignity and respect.
Post-holders will be expected to work a variety of shift patterns including night duty. In return, we can provide a comprehensive range of development opportunities, full time and part time hours considered.
Heard enough? Then apply now.
Please note: if this job requires you to have a DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed from your salary.
Based at: Poole
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a team under appropriate supervision
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
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
- Andre Araujo
- Job title
- Charge Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000193362
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