Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is looking for a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join their dedicated team. This is a fulfilling opportunity offering the potential for visa sponsorship to suitable candidates. If you’re ready to thrive in this role and make a difference, MTW wants to hear from you!
About the Company
MTW is a leading acute hospital trust in southeast England, delivering high-quality care to approximately 600,000 residents across West Kent and East Sussex. Beyond general hospital services, the Trust provides specialist and complex care, including comprehensive cancer services through the Kent Oncology Centre, serving 2 million people in Kent and East Sussex.
With over 8,000 staff working across its facilities, MTW is committed to creating a supportive and rewarding work environment. In the 2024 NHS Staff Survey, MTW was recognized as one of the top 10 NHS Trusts in the UK and ranked as the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Why Join MTW?
– Flexible Working: MTW values work-life balance and supports flexible working arrangements to accommodate individual needs while maintaining exceptional patient care.
– Career Growth: Be part of a Trust that fosters professional development and offers opportunities for growth.
If you’re passionate about healthcare and want to work for a Trust renowned for its excellence and supportive culture, apply now to become a Senior Healthcare Support Worker at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust!
Position: Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 per year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Maidstone Hospital, UK
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of Senior Clinical Support Workers in the Accident and Emergency at Maidstone Hospital site. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers to join our hardworking and dynamic team.
You will carry out duties working alongside Medical and Nursing staff to ensure a high quality of patient centred care is delivered.
Good communication skills towards patients and colleagues and the ability to organise allocated work is an essential component of this post. You will be expected to maintain confidentiality and adopt a positive attitude towards staff, patients and relatives at all times, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, referring issues to their Line Manager as appropriate.
The role will be within the Emergency Medicine Directorate located in Accident and Emergency (A&E), at the Trust’s Maidstone site, however there may be requirements to travel to the Tunbridge Wells Hospital site. The post-holders will be supported to achieve their competencies to fulfil the requirements of the role with the support of our Practice Development Nurse’s team.
Applicants should have a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification or equivalent.
You will also have the support of a Practice Development Nurse who will support your development alongside your team leader and the senior nursing team. We aim to develop the successful applicant in their CSW role and there is the option to apply for the Trainee Nursing Associate role once developed.
You will require a NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent. To work with us you will need to demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude. You will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills. You will be passionate about your work and want to be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering a high standard of care to patients in the emergency care setting. Flexibility and the ability to undertake shift work is essential.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible
Main Duties
- Deliver care in accordance with the ward/department philosophy.
- Prioritize workload after the Registered Nurse has prescribed the care required by each patient, re-prioritizing independently.
- Receive, welcome and orientate patients and their relatives/friends to the clinical area.
- Provide patients with adequate hydration and nutrition, i.e. order and serve meals, prepare drinks, meals and supplements, and place the same within easy reach of the patient.
- Assist patients with eating and drinking, opening packaging and employing aids (e.g. beakers, straws, modified cutlery, non-slip mats etc.) as required, reporting inadequate food and fluid intake to the Registered Nurse.
- Care for patients being fed by artificial means, e.g. enteral feeding, following a programme of learning and assessment of competency.
- Assist patients with elimination (e.g. provision and removal of bed pans/urinals/ commodes/vomit bowls, care of urinary catheters, stomas etc.) and subsequent hand-washing, ensuring assessment by a Registered Nurse takes place when necessary and that associated documentation is completed, e.g. fluid balance charts.
- Promote continence and manage incontinence according to patient care plans, maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
- Assist patients with hygiene needs relating to the care of skin, hair, nails, feet and teeth, including washing, bathing, showering, dressing and grooming, at the bedside and in the bathroom.
- Support the multidisciplinary team in the prevention and management of pressure damage (e.g. correct moving and handling techniques, repositioning of patients, use of pressure relieving aids/beds), document changes in skin condition and nursing interventions.
Qualifications
- NVQ level 3 in “Direct Care” or “Health” or “Health and Social Care”.
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence.
Experience/Knowledge (Essential)
- Previous experience in an acute care setting.
- Good general education
- Can compare basic test results to normal values
Desirable
- Health & Safety at Work Act (1974)
- Current healthcare issues
Skills (Essential)
- Able to read, write and perform simple calculations
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Can understand and communicate factual information accurately.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Basic keyboard skills
- Ability to prioritize workload with supervision
- Can demonstrate practical skills to others
- Manual dexterity.
- Able to pass knowledge on to others and follow an established NVQ assessment process
Desirable
- IT/Keyboard skills
Benefits
- Up to 12 months sickness benefit
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Shared parental leave
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Health retirement benefit
- Lease car scheme for eligible staff
- Wagestream – a financial wellbeing benefit that is offered to all MTW Staff.
- Certificate of Sponsorship
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
November 29, 2024