Healthcare Support Worker - Frailty Unit | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £24,465 - £26,598 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Dorchester, DT1 2JY |
| Cwmni: | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7291827/405-25-CS369FRA |
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We are looking for experienced Healthcare support workers for our new Frailty Unit. We are a small unit with a rapid turn around of patients over 75 years of age.
We admit from Emergency department and from our frailty Same Day emergency care colleagues. We have a variety of patients who require rehabilitation, and assessment of care needs.
We have a strong safety ethic, wanting to empower patients to do as much for themselves as they can, but support when needed. Assessing for risk of falls, pressure damage, and putting in supportive equipment, in hospital at home on discharge.
We work within a MDT with Physio and OT, with daily support from Consultant led team of doctors.
Please be aware that this role isnot currently eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants should be aware of the requirement to independently obtain ongoing right to work in the UK beyond the expiry of any temporary or time-limited permissions. Evidence of this will need to be shared with the HR Team to ensure our records remain up to date.
Personal care if required, encouraging self help and motivating and supporting patient to care for themselves as much as possible.
Be guided by registered nurses as required. We offer band 2 if you have little experience with support to become a band 3 after competencies have been met and training achieved.
Band 3 can be offered if meets criteria for band 3 on application and interview.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
• Responsible for patient care, support of relatives.
• Provide holistic patient care, with attention to patient needs.
• Responsible for feeding and arranging food for patient s in our care, providing supplements as required.
• To encourage mobility assessing patients mobility and supporting as require.
We aim to #End Pyjama Paralysis in our unit by getting patient up and mobile as soon as possible, working with Physio and Occupational therapy teams.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us atRecruitment@dchft.nhs.ukif you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Aug 2025
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