Band 2 Night Support Worker
- NHS
- Part Time
- Birmingham
- 23615.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Please note that previous applicants do not need to apply.
This is a 12 month fixed term/secondment offer to cover maternity leave.
The hours will not support anyone that requires sponsorship.
As part of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust night service, there is an exciting new opportunity for Night Support Workers to become part of an expanding multi disciplinary service within BCHC NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be expected to support the night nurses when responding to referrals to support patients in their own home.
The team are currently under a consultation to change the base to Priestly Wharf, Holt Street Aston.
Main duties of the job
The staff member will predominately work closely with the nurses and under his/her direction may be requested to respond to referrals independently that have been risk assessed and deemed safe to lone work during the hours of 2130 - 08.00 hours..
We are looking for people who are innovative, forward thinking and flexible.
About us
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic and flexible support worker who will join this multi disciplinary team to assist in the prevention of inappropriate hospital admissions and the facilitation of hospital discharge, in line with the overall objectives of the service. The post holder will work as part of the District Nurse Night service and will provide a caring service for individuals in their own homes, under the direction of a registered professional. They will work in partnership with patients, carers and other health and social care agencies to support and maintain patients at home.
The main aim is to provide care through-out the night by assisting the nurses when responding to referrals for support to patients in their own home.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
- NVQ level II in Health and Social Care or Equivalent.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in delivering direct patient care/ or therapy programmes in a health or social care setting.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic IT Skills
- Able to work effectively in a team
- Able to work independently
- Awareness of the needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of the needs of individuals' minority groups.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be independently mobile across Trust
- Ability to work Flexible hours e.g. Weekends / Bank Holidays
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Norman power
Lady Wood Road
Birmingham
B16 8JJ
