Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full Flexibility Required)
- Job ref
- 153-ME03780
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Christchurch Hospital
- Town
- Christchurch
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - Christchurch Day Hospital
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.
Job overview
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.
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. ‘’
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic rehabilitation techniques
- Understanding of illness and aging
Desirable criteria
- General knowledge of relevant medical conditions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in a hospital
- Previous experience working with the elderly/or disabled Previous work as a Health care Assistant or equivalent (e.g. Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant where direct patient care is involved).
- Promoting independence
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in a hospital
- Previous experience working with the elderly/or disabled
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A qualification at NVQ 3 or above and relevant to working in a care setting
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Diploma e.g. Welfare Officer, Teaching, Nursing, Exercise/Sports Science
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently, on unit and/or in patient’s homes, working on own initiative with guidance/supervision from qualified staff
- Effective time management skills Ability to manage own caseload with access to qualified staff
Desirable criteria
- Ability to complete functional patient assessments (e.g. PADLs, Kitchen)
- Ability to carry out simple patient cognitive assessments (e.g. MMSE)
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Ability to drive and hold a full driver’s license and have access to own vehicle for work purposes
- Ability to move and handle patients and equipment using approved techniques
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Well motivated
- Empathy with older people
- Ability work as part of a team
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- • Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
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
- Laura Martin
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 5200
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