Care Certificate Support Worker

The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are offering a great opportunity to join our Integrated Clinical Education Team (ICET).

The Care Certificate is a mandatory requirement for all Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) working within the organisation and the postholder will provide support and guidance to all new employees undertaking this programme.

The Care Certificate Support Worker (CCSW) will work alongside other members of the education team to provide all new HCSWs with education and training based on best practice and in line with the Care Certificate standards.

The postholder will work across all settings in both the acute and community environments including adult, child, maternity, and therapies.

This is a full-time position working Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00., The successful candidate will work alongside all new HCSW employees within clinical environments providing clinical expertise and pastoral support. Good communication skills will be essential to build relationships with clinical areas and managers whilst always promoting best practice. The postholder will contribute to elements of teaching within both the classroom and clinical setting and training will be provided to support this.

The CCSW will assist HCSWs in the delivery of a high standard of patient care in all activities of daily living, as directed in the individual plan of care needs, observing, and reporting specific changes to senior staff and documenting care given. Assessment of competency and guiding HCSWs with the completion of their workbook will be part of the role.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.