Care Support Worker – General Acute

Care Support Worker – General Acute

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire Hospital

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Days £10.90 per hour

Saturdays and nights £15.37 per hour

Sundays and bank holidays £19.95 per hour

Could you be an NHS Professional?

Royal Berkshire Hospital are currently seeking a Care Support Worker with acute experience to work full time Monday – Friday 7am – 7.30pm until the end of December 2022.

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, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of acute, surgical and specialist services (including cancer, dialysis and eye surgery) to Reading, Wokingham and Berkshire. As one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country, the Trust offers staff a range of benefits including local discount schemes, a free shuttle bus from Reading train station and more. Based in and around Reading, there is plenty of leisure activities to get involved in, with excellent transport to surrounding areas and London.

What you’ll be responsible for

· Actively involve the patient in their own care, consulting and involving them in decision making regarding their care and well-being and recognising the importance of placing them at the centre of the health care system.

· Demonstrate understanding of fundamental legal practices related to consent and ensures consent is obtained prior to the delivery of care.

· Supports the Registered Practitioner in the delivery of culturally sensitive, respectful, non[1]judgemental patient care to maintain an environment where there is equal opportunity and commitment to anti-discriminatory, anti-racist and anti-stereotyping practices.

· Deliver high quality patient care in a caring, sensitive and compassionate manner, ensuring the patient’s privacy and dignity is respected and maintained at all times.

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 paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 2 years plus a care certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in health and social care OR 12 months paid experience in an acute hospital environment in the last 3 years.

· 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, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.90-£19.95 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• No weekends
• Overtime
• Weekend availability
• Weekends only

Experience:

• Support Worker: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: CSW00RBH