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Job Description
- Req#: C9163-HCSW-06-25?language=en&page=28&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Elderly Care
- Acute Stroke Unit
- General Medicine (A)
- Respiratory Care Unit
- A friendly and supportive working environment where you have the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive environment
- Generous annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to contribute to an excellent pension scheme
- An organisation with excellent occupational Health and Wellbeing services.
- An organisation recently rated Good by the CQC
- A Trust that embraces innovation and improvement
- Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate education & training package.
- Willingness to undertake Functional skills level 2 Math's & English if not already qualified at GCSE or equivalent level in Math's & English.
- In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job.
- Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance.
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety.
- Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues.
- Experience of care.
- Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate education & training package.
- Willingness to undertake Functional skills level 2 Math's & English if not already qualified at GCSE or equivalent level in Math's & English.
- In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job.
- Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance.
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety.
- Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues.
- Experience of care.
Job summary
We are looking for dynamic and flexible Care Support Workers to join our Medicine Clinical Business Unit.
We have vacancies in the following departments:
We are interested in hearing from compassionate, caring and confident individuals that are both professional and reliable. The role of the care support worker is imperative to the health and well-being of our patients, as you will support them with their personal hygiene, toileting, mobility and nutritional needs.
The successful candidates will need to have excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for caring for others. The successful candidate will be working in a fast paced environment, delivering care to acutely unwell patients. Formal care experience is desirable; however, we also welcome those with informal care and life experience to apply. The candidate will be expected to work a mixture of shift patterns.
We are a friendly and caring organisation and choosing a career in care at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust means joining
Main duties of the job
If successful, you will be supported to complete The Care Certificate. Once all 15 modules have been assessed as competent; you will be awarded with a nationally recognised qualification and you will be equipped to provide compassionate, safe and high-quality care and support to our patients and their relatives.
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering a range of designated tasks/duties of a clinical and non- clinical nature including personal compassionate care to patients, working within agreed policy and procedures.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the NMC Registrant at all times, who holds delegated accountability for the work designated.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.
The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
Certificates of Sponsorship
For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of this advert to check your eligibility, please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 and 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Details
Date posted
04 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
C9163-HCSW-06-25
Job locations
Pogmoor Road
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2EP
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Values based questions
Essential
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Values based questions
Essential
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pogmoor Road
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2EP
Employer's website
https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pogmoor Road
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2EP
Employer's website
https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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