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Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Winstanley Ward
| Posting date: | 06 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2025 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 2NN |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6890362/302-25-6890362M |
Summary
A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit a Senior Health Care Assistant for Winstanley Ward.
You are required to have NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social care or the Care Certificate to be eligible to apply for this role. You will be required to provide evidence of these qualifications.
NVQ Level 3 or a willingness to undertake an apprenticeship in Senior Heathcare Support Worker is also required.
The successful candidate will be efficient, reliable and be able to work using their own initiative whilst being part of a team.
You will be a motivated and confident healthcare assistant dedicated to assisting in the delivery and the development of an excellent service.
Senior Health Care Assistants are responsible for providing a range of personal care for patents and performing a range of clinical duties under the guidance of a registered healthcare professional
As a Senior Healthcare Assistant you make a valuable and important contribution to the delivery of high quality healthcare in the Trust. Your role is to support the registered professional in the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate care to patients and their relatives.
Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.
Working under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional, participate in the clinical care provided to patients prioritising workload appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
• Assist patients with the provision of washing, dressing, personal care, beverages and/or meals.
• Assist qualified nursing and medical staff where requested.
• Communicate with all members of the team to maintain a good service provision.
• Ensure that all patients are able to meet their hygiene needs, providing a level of assistance appropriate to the individual.
• Prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken.
• Alert the registered nurse where you notice any changes in the patient’s health and well-being or any possible risks.
• Undertake observations/tasks such as patient temperature, weighing, fluid checks as directed
• Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the ward/unit in consultation with senior staff.
• Assist with the general cleaning and re-stocking of resources where appropriate as well as cleaning and preparing patients beds.
• Contribute to own personal development and take an active part in learning opportunities
This advert closes on Monday 10 Feb 2025
We are looking to recruit a Senior Health Care Assistant for Winstanley Ward.
You are required to have NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social care or the Care Certificate to be eligible to apply for this role. You will be required to provide evidence of these qualifications.
NVQ Level 3 or a willingness to undertake an apprenticeship in Senior Heathcare Support Worker is also required.
The successful candidate will be efficient, reliable and be able to work using their own initiative whilst being part of a team.
You will be a motivated and confident healthcare assistant dedicated to assisting in the delivery and the development of an excellent service.
Senior Health Care Assistants are responsible for providing a range of personal care for patents and performing a range of clinical duties under the guidance of a registered healthcare professional
As a Senior Healthcare Assistant you make a valuable and important contribution to the delivery of high quality healthcare in the Trust. Your role is to support the registered professional in the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate care to patients and their relatives.
Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.
Working under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional, participate in the clinical care provided to patients prioritising workload appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
• Assist patients with the provision of washing, dressing, personal care, beverages and/or meals.
• Assist qualified nursing and medical staff where requested.
• Communicate with all members of the team to maintain a good service provision.
• Ensure that all patients are able to meet their hygiene needs, providing a level of assistance appropriate to the individual.
• Prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken.
• Alert the registered nurse where you notice any changes in the patient’s health and well-being or any possible risks.
• Undertake observations/tasks such as patient temperature, weighing, fluid checks as directed
• Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the ward/unit in consultation with senior staff.
• Assist with the general cleaning and re-stocking of resources where appropriate as well as cleaning and preparing patients beds.
• Contribute to own personal development and take an active part in learning opportunities
This advert closes on Monday 10 Feb 2025