Job Description
Senior Care Support Worker – Eating Disorders
Surrey & Boarders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Farnham Road Hospital
Ref : 362
Days £16.01 per hour
Nights and Saturdays £20.71 per hour
Sundays and bank holidays £25.31 per hour
Could you be an NHS Professional?
Surrey & Boarders Partnership NHS Foundation trust are currently seeking a Senior Health Care Support Worker to join their team for the next 12 months. This role is full time working Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm. This role will be specifically based within the eating disorders team.
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
About the Trust
Rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based and community services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire as well as providing drug and alcohol services in Surrey and Brighton. The Trust also has several benefits for staff, with a cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme and car scheme. Excellent transport links bring London, Heathrow, and Gatwick airports within easy reach. Surrey is also home to famous venues such as Epsom Downs racecourse, Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park
What you’ll be responsible for
· Physical monitoring of service users including: Weight, Height, Blood pressure, pulse, temperatures, Blood sugars within a physical health clinic
· Introducing regular and emergency ECG monitoring and supporting phlebotomy
· The accurate feedback of observations to the service user and the clinical teams supporting them.
· To act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for peoples’ dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
· A minimum of 6 months experience of working as a Senior Care Support Worker in a UK hospital environment with either a Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care in the last 2 years OR
· 12 months experience of working as a Care Support Worker in a UK hospital environment in the last 3 years.
· Specific mental health or eating disorder experience is essential.
· Undertake regular mandatory training*
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Apply Today
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £16.01-£25.31 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 362