Join our Healthcare Support Worker development (HCSWD) programme, where you will learn on the job at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, under Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You'll join our 6-month supervised placement.
Pay Rates:
Days: £11.44, Saturdays/Nights: £16.13, Sunday/Bank Hols: £20.94
Why might this job interest you?
During your placement, you'll work towards achieving the widely recognised Care Certificate with the training you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW). Also known as Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Throughout, you'll have supportive supervision from your mentor/Ward Manager.
Where will you be working?
Gosport War Memorial Hospital provides a range of inpatient and outpatient services for the local community. Poppy Ward is a 14-bed ward providing care for older people who have acute mental health needs and are unable to look after themselves or be looked after at home. Most patients have memory needs e.g. dementia.
We encourage you to do further research about the wards before making an application.
Benefits of joining
By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:
- Career Progression - Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
- Weekly pay - Work this week, get paid next week.
- Paid annual leave - Build holiday allowance.
- Provide patient care - Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
- Join the NHS family - Become part of a healthcare team.
- Dedicated training and supervised shifts - Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.
Main Responsibilities
As a trainee HCSW in Mental Health, you'll learn key skills, such as:
- Taking basic observations, explaining treatment, and updating patient records.
- Supporting patients with everyday activities, including assisting at mealtimes.
- Providing emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families.
- Monitoring patients' physical and mental health and keeping accurate records.
- Supervising patients to ensure their safety, managing common emergencies, and performing risk assessments.
- Working individually and as part of a team, supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care.
- Comply with Trust and local policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Infection Prevention and Control.
What you'll need:
- We will consider applicants without any healthcare experience as well as those with at least 3 months healthcare experience within the last 2 years.
- A passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin 'compassion in practice'. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
- To be over the age of 18 or turning 18 before placement.
- Able to work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme.
What's next?
If you're successful, you'll be invited to an interview and assessment day on the 6th or 7th May 2025, followed by a 4-day classroom training from 26th - 29th May 2025 and an induction week before you start.
"As a result of the HCSWD programme, I am now a qualified Healthcare Support Worker and currently pursuing my dream to qualify as a Nurse." Lynda Akpan, HCSW
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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.
