Intermediate Care Support Worker Kingston upon Hull, England
Job description
We have a number of Intermediate Care Support Worker vacancies available on our new ward to support the No Criteria to reside patients within our hospital.
This purpose built ward is due to open in the spring and will have the capacity to support 60 patients who will require nursing and therapy interventions. Both the building and the pathways of care are being designed to specifically support this group of patients in a safe and friendly environment. It will be demanding, but a new concept of care with the introduction of new non registered roles to support this patient group. It will of course be challenging, but also rewarding and exciting to be a part of. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to work with a new team, and together build a great experience for both our patients and the team as a whole
The role will assist the Ward Team (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists) to carry out daily duties pertaining to the round o’clock care and rehabilitation of patients within a no criteria to reside ward setting.
You adopt a reablement and rehabilitation approach supporting individual patients to maximise their functional abilities and thereby facilitate a safe and timely discharge to a variety of discharge destinations.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills, have a caring and compassionate nature and work well within the multidisciplinary team.
HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.
The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.
HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
