Health Care Support Worker

**Job overview**:
Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career in healthcare?

L3 is a 27 bedded ageing and complex medical ward with patients with complex needs.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and caring individuals to join our team.

Clinical Support Workers play a vital role in line with nurses to deliver excellent care to our patients with broad and varied health conditions. The job is both exciting and challenging where team working is essential and good initiative is paramount.

**Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.**

**Main duties of the job**:
The post holder is responsible for the delivering of patient care needs and development, devising, implementing, and evaluating programs of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients. As a clinical support worker, you will provide daily clinical delivery of evidence-based practice care to the nursing team. You will actively support the Ward Manager in the maintenance of providing excellent nursing care.

At Salford Royal we are committed to excellence, in both the services we provide our patients and the support we give our staff. That’s why we need you

Applicants with a passion for caring, non-judgmental and inclusive attitude who are committed to the delivery of safe, high quality excellent care to patients are welcomed.

In return we offer great opportunities, support, education, laughter, leadership, growth and most importantly an innovative place to work where shared learning and quality care are key.

Previous applicants need not apply.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy
- Care Certificate / L2 Health related vocational qualification or commitment to work towards

**Desirable criteria**:

- Care Certificate / L2 Health related vocational qualification already achieved

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working with members of the public or experience a desire to work in the Health Service

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of working within health environment
- Experience of working within a team
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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