Job summary
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to ensure that all wards and departments are always adequately staffed, by providing a pool of experienced and passionate Bank Healthcare Support Workers to support our provision of optimal care, specifically for our Dementia Patients.
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to work Bank shifts alongside the Admiral Nurse led Dementia Team within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
After a qualifying period, our Bank Dementia Team offers extremely flexible working hours to accommodate a balanced home/work schedule - with a range of earlies, lates, twilights, nights and school hours - 7 days a week.
Main duties of the job
The individual must be able to demonstrate previous experience of Dementia Care within a care setting, for a minimum of 12 months. You will have excellent communication skills to establish and maintain effective communications relating to complex, sensitive and potentially stressful situations on a regular basis.
You will be dynamic in your approach to delivering person centred care, offering physical and emotional support to patients living with Dementia and supporting their family and carers.
Please note that we do not offer Sponsorship for this role and kindly do not re-apply if you have applied within the last 3 months.
About us
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Joining our Bank as a Healthcare Support Worker could be your main source of income, or an additional role. We can offer the opportunity to broaden career horizons and work with a committed team. In return, we offer competitive pay rates and the eligibility of many benefits as our permanent staff members, including:
-Free paid for mandatory training/Trust Induction
-Choice of either monthly or weekly pay
-Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable)
-Ability to join our NHS Pension Scheme
Our Trust uses electronic rostering, which, if it suits you provides you the freedom to view and book available shifts online - via PC, smartphone or tablet - from the comfort of your home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Literacy level 1 or equivalent (GSCE D-G, 3-6)
- Numberacy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE D-G, 3-6)
- ESOL Level 1 or equivalent (if English not first language)
Desirable
- IT Literate
- Literacy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C, 9-7)
- Numeracy level 2 or equivalent (GSCE A-C, 9-7)
- ESOL level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience in a Health/Health and Social Care role
- Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Understanding NHS/Social care systems
Skills and Ability
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust Values
- Good written and verbal communication in the English language
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work within a team
- Effective patient/client care skills
- Able to meet the minimum skill set within the first 12 months of appointment with support and development where required (list of skills as defined in generic competency framework)
Desirable
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to adjust to pressures of the job in a changing environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Be able to demonstrate patience, dependability and motivation
- Be able to take instruction/direction
- Motivation to meet the patients needs for self and others
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trust worthiness
- A willingness to be flexible and part of a team
- Ability to juggle many priorities at one time, whilst remaining calm
- Should be willing to work flexible hours on occassion
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Basingstoke
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA