Health Care Support Worker - Bromyard (RA)

Job Summary

We are looking for a Health Care Support Worker to join our nursing team at Bromyard Community Hospital.

We are an 18-bedded Community Hospital, nestled within the stunning Herefordshire countryside. It is a busy, but calm and well-managed environment, with lovely facilities and beautiful grounds.

Everyone within the Bromyard Community Hospital team is valued. Staff are encouraged to come forward with their ideas and we pride ourselves on the professional yet caring relationship that exists here.

Working for the NHS leads to lots of opportunities for training and career progression and has excellent terms and conditions.

If you are someone who cares about others and enjoys being part of a team, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact either Joanne Gleeson or Sandra Mahner on 01885 485700.

Main duties of the job

To work under the direct / indirect supervision of and in support of the registered nurse, carrying out delegated nursing and non-nursing duties to promote all aspects of patient centered care.

About Us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman : "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

23,615 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

229-IC-6341817-I

Job locations

Bromyard Community Hospital, WVT

Tower Hill

Bromyard

HR7 4QN

Job Description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Education & Qualifications Desirable

• A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 - 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications.
• Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications.
• Diploma level 2 / 3 in Health & Social Care.
• Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2 / 3 in Health & Social Care.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Disclosure 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Bromyard Community Hospital, WVT

Tower Hill

Bromyard

HR7 4QN

Employer's website

https : / / www.wyevalley.nhs.uk /

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