Care support worker – Community
NHS Professionals Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | £10.90 – £19.95 an hour |
|---|---|
| Location | Reading +1 location |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
Care Support Worker – Community
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to earn extra money with the flexibility to work around your lifestyle? We are looking for experienced Support Workers to play a vital role in developing and maintaining a good working relationship with patients through regular contact and supporting their safety and well-being.
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), a community and mental health trust, are rated ‘Outstanding’ in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. In this role you will be in and working across an area with all the benefits of country living with the convenience of big city life.
Locations covered: Reading, Slough, Maidenhead, Newbury
Band 2 and Band 3
Day Rate – £10.90/£11.85 per hour
Night/Sat Rate -£15.37/£16.00 per hour
Sun/Bank Holiday Rate -£19.95/ £20.03 per hour
What you’ll be responsible for –
· To support and enable patients, to promote independent living and monitor their well-being, which will include: –
· Personal care/bathing/showering/toileting
· Supervising and/or administering medication
· Confidence building
· Exercise programmes/mobility
· Basic wound dressings, removal of sutures, observations, temperature, respirations, and blood pressure
· Taking blood
· Assisting with patient mobility and moving and handling of patients using specialist equipment as necessary.
· Taking and recording of patient observations and simple dressings once competency assessed
· To comply with the ward philosophy of care
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
· An NVQ Level 2 or above in Health & Social Care Qualification or Care Certificate Qualification that has been obtained within the NHS
· A minimum of 6 months experience if one of the above qualifications is obtain, if not a minimum of 12 months is required. Experience must be within an NHS or private setting such as Hospice. Care home experience no accepted for this trust for this role
· Undertake regular mandatory training
· Some roles will need a valid PMVA/MAPA training
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We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.
As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:
· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
· Multi-locational – work across neighbouring Trusts
· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
· Training and development opportunities
· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
· Stakeholder pension scheme available
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Disclaimer
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Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Salary: £10.90-£19.95 per hour
Day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Weekends only
Physical setting:
- Homecare
- Hospital
- Residential home
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location: One location
Company description:
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