Health Care Support Worker - NEW TO CARE

Job overview

Health Care Support Worker – Permanent, Band 2 – With the Opportunity to Undertake an Apprenticeship

Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives?

This is a fantastic opportunity for health care support workers to develop  a career in the NHS as a Health Care Support Worker at Wye Valley NHS Trust.

We have a number of full time and part time opportunities available across the Trust to applicants  without previous health care experience,  who are wanting to develop a career in health care.

This is a great opportunity to gain new skills, experience and knowledge for those who may wish to pursue a future career in nursing.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is also able to provide band 2 to band 3 career development and pay progression opportunities, subject to experience and competencies achieved.

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Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role:

• Washing and dressing patients
• Serving meals and feeding patients
• Helping patients to move around
• Making beds
• Talking to patients and their families
• Monitoring patient condition

Skills and personal attributes needed:

• Caring and kind
• Cheerful and friendly
• Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
• Have good listening and communication skills
• Be well organised

Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements. This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view detailed Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see attached supporting documents.

Upon completion of the  Apprenticeship you will be a fully trained Health Care Assistant, having completed either a Level 2 , (12 -18  months) Level 3 Apprenticeship( 18- 24 months), and be able to apply for further developmental roles across the Trust.