Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- Health care support worker
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £23,615 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - Trauma and Orthopaedics (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.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated staff with excellent communication skills to join our forward thinking dynamic orthopaedic nursing teams. You must have a passion for delivering kind and compassionate care. Recruiting motivated, capable and committed staff is the key to maintaining our high standards of quality, safety and patient experience.
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.
Main duties of the job
To undertake a range of duties including clerical and direct care
activities working in support of and supervised by the trained nurse
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
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 & Social Care
- Functional Skills Level 1 Numeracy
Experience
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
Essential criteria
- Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice
- Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice
- Able to follow direct instructions
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate literacy in IT
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 Brady
- Job title
- Senior Sister Ward 9
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292093
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