Healthcare Support Worker • Portsmouth Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nHealthcare Support Worker with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom\n\n Company Description Are you the kind of person who always puts patients first? Are you a team player? Are you always looking to improve our patients' well-being? If this is you, you could become a Healthcare Support Worker at Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust - you could be new to Health and Social Care, or an experienced support worker, we would love to hear from you! Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Job Description NHS Salary Band: Band 2 Salary: £23,615 per annum Work Location: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham Hours per week: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (will consider part time, minimum 22.5) Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 8th September Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) are essential providers of everyday care for our patients. The HCSW role is rewarding, it's the kind of job where you will need to be organised, adaptable, resilient, and hardworking. You will have great prioritisation skills, good observational skills and have empathy for others. Working with us, you will witness first-hand the positive impact your caring nature and efforts will make on our hospital.You will need to be willing to be hands-on with our patients. You will start your career with us by taking part in our full time two week induction programme, designed to support you in finding your feet within our organisation, and enable you to feel part of the team. The induction program leads to the Care Certificate. The HCSW role includes a variety of working patterns which attract shift allowances. Key Responsibilities: Under the supervision of registered healthcare professionals, you will be assisting the team with the provision of clinical care for a defined group of patients. In addition, you will take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare, safety and security of patients, visitors, and staff. Typical day-to day duties include: Providingcare for patients,helping to maintain their personal hygiene, which will sometimes include handling ofbodily fluids and excrete. Providing physical comfort for patients, whilst ensuring their privacy and dignity is always maintained Washingand dressing patients, and helping them to safely move around Servingmeals and help with feeding Assisting with cleaning tasks and making beds Monitoring patient conditions and report to senior team Recording information to patient administration systems and assist with other administrative duties Most importantly, you will ensure patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives, and colleagues in accordance with Trust values. If you are successful you will be placed in our talent pool while you undergo pre employment checks. Qualifications Job Description Essential English and Maths at Level 1 Functional Skills or GCSE equivalent Desire to deliver compassionate hands-on care in a hospital environment Desirable Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care/Clinical Health or equivalent relevant experience. Level 2 English and Maths. Experience of working with people in a care home or within an acute hospital setting Additional Information The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some great benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs."}