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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term (Maternity Cover))
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time Hours available)
Job ref
423-7355095
Employer
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Steeton
Salary
£24,465 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Support Worker - Acute Respiratory Care Unit (Band 2)

NHS AfC: Band 2

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.  

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale.  We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030.  By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

 

Please read the  attached AI statement prior to submitting any application 

 

Job overview

We have opportunities for reliable, enthusiastic, patient centered and caring individuals to join our Healthcare Assistant team on the Acute Respiratory Care Unit!

The desired candidate must have good communication skills, be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and have a caring and compassionate nature.

*Previous applicants do not need to reapply*

Fixed Term Contract: 12 months

1 full time post and 1 part time (24 hrs) post available

 

Main duties of the job

We are proud of our high standard of nursing care and are willing to share our knowledge and skills, however you must be able to demonstrate following values & behaviours:

VALUES

BEHAVIOURS

·     Compassion

·     Listening and Communicating

·     Commitment to quality of care

·     Honesty and Integrity

·     Working Together for Patients

·     Supportive and Approachable

·     Everyone Counts

·     Even Handed & Encouraging

·     Improving Lives

·     Patient Centred & Compassionate

·     Respect & Dignity

·     Lead by Example and be Self Aware

 

Working for our organisation

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

 If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate
  • Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post
Desirable criteria
  • Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
  • Functional skills level 1 numeracy

Experience & Achievements

Essential criteria
  • No previous experience required
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer
  • Previous experience of dealing with the public

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice
  • Good listening, written and verbal communication skills
  • Be well organised happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
  • Able to follow direct instructions
  • Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate literacy in IT

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardDisability Confident - two yearsNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

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
EMILY COBB
Job title
Senior Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01535292137