Health Care Support Workers - Ward 34 inSutton inSutton PUBLISHED 3 JUN 2024

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care.
Job summary

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in healthcare? We have a full-time opportunity to join our driven, kind, and inclusive team on Ward 34 as a Health Care Support Worker!

Ward 34 is a dynamic, fast-paced 24-bed ward specializing in Diabetes and General Medical care. Our team is dedicated to providing high standards of holistic, quality care to all our patients.

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be integral to our team, contributing to our mission of delivering excellent care at all times. You will support our patients and medical staff, ensuring a compassionate and efficient care environment.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document

About us

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.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document

Job description
Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Desirable

  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

  • "Care Certificate" qualification
  • NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training

Essential

  • Able to attend a 5-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience

Essential

  • 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

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Desirable

  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

  • "Care Certificate" qualification
  • NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training

Essential

  • Able to attend a 5-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience

Essential

  • 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

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website
Job summary

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in healthcare? We have a full-time opportunity to join our driven, kind, and inclusive team on Ward 34 as a Health Care Support Worker!

Ward 34 is a dynamic, fast-paced 24-bed ward specializing in Diabetes and General Medical care. Our team is dedicated to providing high standards of holistic, quality care to all our patients.

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be integral to our team, contributing to our mission of delivering excellent care at all times. You will support our patients and medical staff, ensuring a compassionate and efficient care environment.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document

About us

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.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document

Job description
Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Desirable

  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

  • "Care Certificate" qualification
  • NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training

Essential

  • Able to attend a 5-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience

Essential

  • 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

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Desirable

  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

  • "Care Certificate" qualification
  • NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training

Essential

  • Able to attend a 5-day Clinical Induction
  • Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience

Essential

  • 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

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible approach
  • Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website


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