Are you passionate and wanting to make a difference by delivering high quality care to the elderly, come and join our friendly team on cherry ward. Cherry ward is a 28 bedded care of the elderly ward providing care to patients with a variety of long term and short term health conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s, diabetes, falls, frailty, UTI, respiratory infections. With patient safety and experience at the heart of care delivery we would love to hear from you.

• Providing high quality patient care to the elderly
• Assisting in all aspects of activities of daily living including, hygiene needs, nutrition, advocacy, pressure area care, preventing decondition, mobilisation.
• Working in collaboration with the MDT. Effective communicating with other members of the MDT including patients, relatives.
• Promoting patient safety and Comte porous documentation recording with escalation as required.
• Adhering to trust values and behaviours and ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to.

Our benefits

WE OFFER A RANGE OF BENEFITS TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF INCLUDING:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs. net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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