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Job Description
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- At the direction of the Registered Nurse/Midwife participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing/therapy care.
- Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained.
- Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care and provide reassurance support to patients and carers/family.
- Work collaboratively with others on the Ward to ensure that patient's needs are met.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Provide escort and transfer for patients, with low dependency, as directed by Registered Nurse/Midwife.
- Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
- Willingness and ability to undertake an NVQ level 2 in Health Care.
- Prepared to complete within six months of commencement.
- Good level of general secondary education.
- NVQ level 2 in Health Care or associated health or Social Care or equivalent experience.
- Certificate in Health Care or willingness to complete within 1 year of appointment.
- Numeracy, Literacy and basic IT skills.
- An understanding of organisation of nursing care
- Basic IT skills
- Basic understanding of NHS issues.
- Previous work / life experience requiring involvement with the public
- Willingness and ability to undertake an NVQ level 2 in Health Care.
- Prepared to complete within six months of commencement.
- Good level of general secondary education.
- NVQ level 2 in Health Care or associated health or Social Care or equivalent experience.
- Certificate in Health Care or willingness to complete within 1 year of appointment.
- Numeracy, Literacy and basic IT skills.
- An understanding of organisation of nursing care
- Basic IT skills
- Basic understanding of NHS issues.
- Previous work / life experience requiring involvement with the public
Job summary
Working Full or Part time
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker to join our existing team on Ward 54/Ward 56.
Ward 54 and Ward 56 are currently elective inpatient units and form part of the Elective Centre. Specialties include Colorectal, Vascular, Urology, Breast, Gynaecology and Interventional Radiology.
All staff will rotate to work on Ward 54 and 56.Applicants must be able to work day and night shifts.
Previous surgical experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Date posted
21 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
210-2024-429-A
Job locations
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Employer's website
https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Employer's website
https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (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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