Healthcare Support Worker - Colchester, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Colchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join us at Colchester Hospital.


Healthcare Support Workers are a key part of our team and support the Registered Nurses in providing high quality care to our patients.


Do you want to be part of a team with an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care, ensuring we keep our patients safe and that they have a positive experience under our care.


If you like to be challenged, are able to work in a fast paced environment and enjoy working as part of a team then this could be the job for you.


Our Healthcare Support Workers work a rota pattern, so you MUST be able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights and weekends including Bank Holidays.

Please be advised that we are unable to offer set shifts patterns.

Please note you may be required to undertake a Numeracy & Literacy test as part of the pre-employment checks.

To meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse.

To check patient observations and provide personal care including bathing, toileting and feeding.


In this role, you will work as a member of the ward team, establishing effective communication across the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality care for our patients, families and carers.

You will also report to the senior nurse on duty in a timely manner, information relating to all work activity, e.g.

identifying significant changes in relation to direct patient care/treatment plans.


One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area.

We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone.

Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.


To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.


If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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