Healthcare Support Worker - Trust Wide

Are you passionate about caring for others?

Why not join the NHS in a rewarding career as a Healthcare Support Worker? We can offer fully supported training for the role as well as support and guidance to career progression.

No previous experience is necessary, as we provide the training you will need to succeed in this role. We offer a bespoke full induction, support you through the care certificate and beyond, with mentors on the wards to help you reach your potential and deliver first class care to our patients.

Our HCSWs are invaluable to the trust and play an integral role in the wards and departmental teams. The role of a HCSW can be challenging but overall rewarding. Working alongside likeminded people, our teams are caring, compassionate and inclusive. We believe in “growing our own” and support progression pathways to staff nurse training applications.

Currently there are full time and part time hours on offer. We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week - therefore, we require everyone to be fullyflexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays.

We are currently looking to recruit to inpatient wards at Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals; these arepermanentpositions on various Wards within the Medical/Surgical/Trauma/ and Older Persons Services directorates. If you have a preference of site or area please state this in the supporting evidence.

As part of the selection process you will be required to complete a numeracy and literacy assessment alongside an interview (which could be conducted electronically).

To apply for this role, applicants must be aged 18 or over.

Please note we are unable to accept those who need sponsorship to work in this role due to government’s guidelines.

Base Location: Poole Hospital OR Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview/Assessment Date: 25th April 2023

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert