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Healthcare Support Worker

3 months ago


Southport, Sefton, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time
Job Introduction

Looking to kickstart a career with the NHS?


Begin your NHS career with our Patient Safety Support Worker Development (PSSWD) programme, where you will receive all the training, support, and supervision you need to become a Patient Safety Support Worker (PSSW) / Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW).


We have a unique opportunity to learn on the job at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust over a 6-month paid supervised placement programme.

Through our programme, you will learn how to reduce the risk of falls, injury and anxiety for patients suffering from dementia as well as how to maintain positive engagement including diversion and reminiscence therapies.


Work towards your Care Certificate whilst receiving weekly pay, paid annual leave and all the other great benefits NHS Professionals offers our bank members.

Once you have successfully completed the programme you will be able to work flexibly at any of our partner Trusts.


Pay Rates:

  • Days: £9.50
  • Saturdays/Nights:£13.40
  • Sunday/

Bank Hols:
£17.39

About the Trust


Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust (SO) provides acute hospital, community-based and specialist services (including spinal, surgical, A&E, maternity, and paediatrics) to people across Southport, Formby, West Lancashire and beyond.

Awarded the status of University Clinical Education Centre by the University of Liverpool in recognition ofthe high standard of training, the Trust also offers a wide range of staff benefits including childcare vouchers, term-time working, flexible retirement and more.

Excellent transport links mean the vibrant, historic city of Liverpool is only a short journey away and the location is also commutable from Manchester, Salford, Eccles, Bolton, Warrington, St.

Helens, Chorley, and Preston.

What the programme involves


During our programme you will work through the 15 Standards of the Care Certificate, learning how to meet the daily living needs of your patients as well as being a part of the NHS healthcare team.

This includes supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort.


Benefits of joining

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:


  • Career Progression
  • Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
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Weekly pay - Work this week, get paid next week.
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Paid annual leave - Build holiday allowance.
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Provide patient care - Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
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Join the NHS family - Become part of a healthcare team.
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Dedicated training
and supervised shifts - Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.

Main Responsibilities

Typical duties may involve but not limited to:

  • Basic falls management
  • Diversional techniques e.g. use of Dementia Boxes, Twiddlemuffs
  • Reminiscence therapy (photographs, music, memorabilia)
  • Onetoone close supervision of vulnerable patients, who are at risk of falling, and/or present challenging behaviours
  • Carry out clinical procedures/tasks as required
  • Clinical tasks will be determined by the nature of your work and local policy e.g. monitoring the effects of medication.
  • Obtain and test samples and other specimens
  • Clearing and restocking consulting rooms
  • Contribute to discharge process
  • Care of wounds
  • Check pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patient's behalf
  • Assist in preparing for clinical procedures and clearing the environment afterwards as appropriate

Who we are looking for

  • Confident in 121 communication
  • Able to prioritise
  • A positive attitude, with a focused mindset
  • A passion for care
  • The ability to demonstrate the six enduring values that underpin 'compassion in practice'.

The 6Cs are defined as:
Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.

Please note that we require:

  • You must be
    over the age of 18 or turning 18 before the planned classroom training week.
  • You work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme. This is a total of 780 hours over 6 months.

What's next?
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Attendance of Assessment Day
Planned for 15th March 2023:
Attendance of FREE classroom training Planned for 11th April 2023 to 14th April 2023
After the programme


Once you have completed your placement and the Care Certificate 15 Standards, you can work as a PSSW or as a HCSW for the Trust at any of their locations, and at any of our NHS Professionals partner Trusts, through the bank.


Apply
We look forward to hearing from you soon.

  • As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is