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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full time and part time hours available)
Job ref
214-W&C-6217953
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton in Ashfield
Salary
£22,383 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Care Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 2

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a successful, forward thinking organisation that is committed to providing high quality care to our patients.

The Children and Young People’s Outpatient Services is based within The King's Treatment Centre which is a contemporary hospital based out patient department, with first class, spacious and state of the art clinic suites. We provide specialist and general consultations and with a broad range of learning opportunities.

We have the opportunity for enthusiastic caring individuals to join our team within the Women and Children’s Department :- Children and Young Peoples’ Outpatient and Diagnostic Services.

The primary role of the Health Care Support Worker within the Children and Young People's Outpatient department is to provide high quality care to our Children and Young People and to promote a positive patient experience, working in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve this. 

 

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.           

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Person specification

Knowlege Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues
  • Recognise people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 2 in care
  • Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
  • Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
Desirable criteria
  • “Care Certificate” qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Able to attend a 6-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Previous care work experience
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Deb Farn
Job title
Sister, Clinic 11 & Bramley Unit
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information

Alternative contact is Jo Yates, Sister Clinic 11 & Bramley Unit, Ext 4432

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