Healthcare Support Worker, Orthopaedics

at  Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you new to acute care? Never worked in a hospital setting? We have an excellent development opportunity to join the team at ASPH. As a band 2 HCSW you will join the team in a development role and undertake your care certificate. On completion of your care certificate, we will support your progression to band 3.
If you already have the care certificate and acute hospital care experience, please check out our band 3 vacancies https://www.asph.nhs.uk/jointheteam/our-vacancies
Our Adult Orthopaedic Inpatient Ward areas are now recruiting healthcare support workers to be based at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey.
Working as a HCSW within a ward-based area in the hospital means you will need to be flexible and able to work various shifts over a 24-hour period. Shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays.
As a HCSW you will be working alongside the nursing teams providing fundamental care to patients at the bedside. This will include supporting patients with washing & dressing, assisting patients with eating & drinking and helping patients to mobilise.
We are looking for people with a kind, caring and compassionate nature. You must have good communication skills and have competent IT skills. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their suitability for this role. Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Interviews are taking place in person on Saturday 28 th September 2024.
For further information, please contact lisa.punter@nhs.net
Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. This could be by supporting patients in their rehabilitation and recovery following an operation or a period of acute illness, caring for patients upon admission to hospital in a fast-paced environment supporting the medical and nursing teams or providing holistic and compassionate care for our more vulnerable patients or those at the end of their life.
The main aspects of this role are to provide fundamental care at the patient’s bedside, delivering high quality hands on care, supporting patients with their personal care, mobilising and eating and drinking.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A CAREER AT ASPH PLEASE VISIT:

www.asph-careers.org
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in a ward / department within the hospital setting.
Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate, incorporating:
Supporting patients with their continence needs.
Meeting patients’ nutrition & hydration needs. Including serving meals and helping patients to eat.
Supporting patients with their personal care
Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
Maintaining a clean environment and ensuring infection prevention and control
Safeguarding of adults and children.
Making beds.
Supporting patients with communication
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