Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Cherry Ward provides specialist, person-centred care for older adults with complex physical, cognitive and social needs. The primary aim is to optimise health outcomes, maintain dignity and independence, and support safe and timely discharge back to the community or appropriate care setting. Patients on the ward are often frail and may present with multiple long-term conditions, acute illness, reduced mobility, delirium, dementia or recovery following falls. The ward operates in a fast-paced environment with high patient turnover, requiring effective teamwork, prioritisation and clinical decision-making. By submitting this application you acknowledge that interviews will be held in person ONLY and no remote interviews will be offered. You also hold a Valid Care Certificate to produce at interview and in employment checks. We follow the Agenda for Change Pay scales., Our successful candidate will:

• Assist the registered practitioner in providing high-quality, compassionate care and assistance to patients/relatives and their carers, appropriate to their needs.
• Be responsible for carrying out tasks as delegated by the registered practitioner, who has overall accountability for delegating care.
• Provide pastoral support to new starters to the ward in a kind and compassionate manner.
• Use their own initiative within the level of competence to complete day-to-day activities for the role.
• Comply with the Trust's vision, values and behavioural framework.
  
  For further information about working for our Trust, please visit:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd Our benefits We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.