Band 3 Health Care Support Worker - Salford

Band 3 Health Care Support Worker - Salford Walkden, England

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Full Time Walkden, England 22816 - 24336 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

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

Do you want to forge a better relationship with your patient and their family?
Do you want to provide holistic care which is focused on your patient within their own home?
Do you want to play a crucial role in an Integrated Primary care team?
If the answer is yes to all of the above and you are highly motivated Band 3 health care support worker, we are looking for you to join our Salford Community District Nursing team at Walkden and Little Hulton.
The District Nursing Service provides care to patients and their families in their own homes and in a clinic setting. The teams are based at Lanceburn (inner city Salford), Broughton, Irlam, Swinton, Walkden and Eccles.

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside a member of the team with full support of your Team Leader and other members of the team. Your caseload will be varied to your skills and training requirements. It will have a variety of patients with health and social care needs. This can vary from simple and complex patient care to looking after people at the end of their lives who wish to remain at home. You will also develop your competencies as part of the insulin delegation scheme providing diabetic care to the patients on the district nursing caseload. You will work closely with the MDT (Social Workers, GP’s and Allied Health Professionals) to ensure that patient care is appropriately coordinated.

Working for our organisation

Salford Care Organisation

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk


Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • nvq level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Care Certificate

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
  • The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
  • Experience of working with members of the public or a desire to work in the Health Service
  • Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on the job training
  • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within a health or social care environment
  • Experience of working within a team
  • Good organisational skills
  • Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
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.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.

In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Band 3 Health Care Support Worker - Salford
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Manchester, United Kingdom
Owen Williams
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
2017
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