Exeter
Post Date, 11/12/2024
Salary: 11.45-20.95 per hour
Open the door to your NHS career today. Discover how you can earn while you learn.
Join our 6-month Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) development programme, where you will learn on-the-job as a Patient Safety Support Worker (PSSW) with no previous care experience needed.
We have supervised PSSW placements at Royal D&E Hospital (Exeter) & North Devon District Hospital (Barnstaple)? for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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 PSSW as well as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW). Throughout, you'll have supportive supervision from your mentor/Ward Manager.
Everyday your work will contribute to ensuring both quality and safety for vulnerable patients including those with challenging behaviours, dementia or at high risk of falls.
Once you've graduated, you'll be able to work as both a PSSW and HCSW, providing more choice in roles and wards. From here, you can progress your career by accessing further training. This career path may lead to potential roles such as Senior Healthcare Assistant to Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse or Midwife.
Where will you be working?
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Since the 23rd October 2023, our Nursing & Midwifery and Admin and Clerical Bank are managed by NHS Professionals.
Main ResponsibilitiesAs a traineePatient Safety Support Worker, you'll learn key skills, such as:
The benefits we can offer you in return:
What you'll need:
What's next?
If you're successful, you'll be invited to an Interview & Assessment Day (14th January 2025), followed by FREE Classroom Training (10th-13th February 2025) and an induction week before you start.
"I want to be the best carer I can be, and nobody's training can compete with the NHS." Kristina Brookes, PSSW and HCSW
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Disclaimer
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