Health Care Support Surgery

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
Pioneer Ward is looking for a highly motivated health care assistance to join our team. We are a fast paced unit with a high turn over of patients. The team is looking for somebody who has lots of enthusiasm for patient care and a positive attitude.

To assist the healthcare practitioner to carry out routine health related activities to ensure patient focused care. To provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the work area. To provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers

Completion of an NVQ level 2, apprenticeship in Care or equivalent training is essential for this role, please refer to the job description.
All positions offered and appointed are in full recognition and acceptance of these requirements.

**Main duties of the job**:

- Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care
- Contribute to own personal development
- Assist in maintaining own and others’ health, safety and security
- Contribute ideas for service improvement
- Ensure own actions help to maintain quality and patient safety
- Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals’ health and well-being, making modifications within prescribed parameters and reporting back to Senior Staff on patients’ progress
- Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals’ health and well-being, in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work flexibly and to meet the demands of the service

**Working for our organisation**:
Rochdale Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different. Rochdale puts co-operation and co-design at the forefront of its health and social care. This is the place with community based integrated care at its heart. Rochdale Infirmary, and the adult and children’s community services across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, consists of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors. A place leading the way in life-enhancing, integrated care.

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

- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Math's Grade D-G)
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

**Desirable criteria**:

- Care certificate

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

- Experience of promoting care formally / informally
- Good communication skills (written & verbal)
- Good organisational skills
- Good customer service skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service

**Desirable criteria**:

- Demonstrate an interest or previous experience in caring for patients in an acute setting
- Basic knowledge of IT packages
- Experience of working in a team

**Skills/Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good written communication skills

**Desirable criteria**:

- To demonstrate a basic understanding of the support worker role within their supporting information

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