AddressJob overview
Recruitment Event Saturday 6th April 2024
Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Opportunities
Are you an experienced HCSW or looking to start your healthcare career in the NHS?
There are opportunities at Band 3. If you are interested in growing your career with us, please apply and join our recruitment day on 6th April – we are very excited to meet you!
You will be greeted by members of our Recruitment team who will guide you through to our Clinical Education team who will be waiting to meet you! You will be talked through the Healthcare Support Worker role and have the opportunity to watch and take part in demonstrations. Please be aware that this is an face to face event at CUH
If all goes well, after a successful interview you can walkaway with a conditional offer of employment.
Please note this event is only for Permanent Healthcare Support Worker roles.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team assisting with patient
care and other departmental-related duties as directed by a
Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife to ensure safe, kind and
compassionate care for patients.
Part time opportunities available, please discuss the this at Interview stage with the panel members.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together- safe, kind, excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) you will work under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional, usually a Nurse or Midwife, to ensure safe, kind and compassionate care for patients.
CUH offers a comprehensive four week clinical support staff induction programme and support to achieve the National Care Certificate. This will equip you to find your feet within the organisation and quickly feel like a valued member of the clinical team/s.
We are currently recruiting for a wide variety of adult wards, please indicate if you have a preference for a speciality during your interview. Please note ward allocations will be offered based upon current vacancies within the trust.
As per Home Office guidelines. Please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
Please note due to induction restrictions student visa holders are unable to undertake this position.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
Stagecoach is currently offering free bus travel between the Babraham and Trumpington Park and Ride sites and CUH. In addition to that there are further discounts available for NHS and CUH staff.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Holds National Care Certificate or willingness to undertake within the first 3 months of appointment
Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent or undertake and achieve a pass following completion of level 1 functional skills assessment
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience of working in an environment under pressure
Experience of working within a team
Experience of communicating with individuals from a range of different backgrounds
Desirable criteria
Experience of working within a health care environment.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Understands the job role and specific knowledge in relation to tasks included in the job description or be prepared to undertake training to be able to gain appropriate knowledge.
Understand the level of competencies to be completed such as wound observation and dressings, venepuncture, removal of peripheral cannula, stoma bag changing, ECG’s and reports any issues to the Registered practitioner.
Have the knowledge to or be prepared to undertake training to be able to complete clinical and vital signs observations on patients.
Understands and complies with HCSW mandatory induction standards and code of conduct.
Awareness, understanding and compliance of policies and practices e.g. Escort Policy, Prevention and control of infection and Health and Safety.
Promote the importance of maintaining confidentiality
Recognise the extent and limitations of own and others competence
Use own initiative recognising when to escalate concerns to a senior member of staff
Understands the importance of consistently providing individualised care based on current research and evidence
Demonstrate awareness of the needs of area specific patient group
Understanding of the anxiety and distress of some patients and relatives
Desirable criteria
Skills
Essential criteria
Good communication skills (written and verbal).
Able to work as a team.
Able to carry out well defined routine tasks
Able to work on own initiative, following direction/supervision by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner.
Able to relate well with patients/relatives/ visitors/colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.
Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate.
Desirable criteria
Prepared to undertake coaching role for other HCSW’s.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
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.
