You must assist with personal care, monitor patients, complete admin tasks, support end-of-life comfort, and work well in a team; sponsorship not available due to guidelines.

You will assist patients with daily activities, monitor health, perform administrative tasks, support end-of-life comfort, and collaborate with the team for safe community discharges.

United Kingdom

London

Barts Health NHS Trust operates several major hospitals in East London, providing comprehensive healthcare services including emergency care, surgery, and specialist treatments. Their ultimate mission is to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care and improve health outcomes for the community they serve. Their purpose is to ensure that every patient receives the best possible treatment and support, fostering health and well-being across the diverse populations in their care.

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We currently have vacancies for health care support workers in Older peoples services at The Royal London Hospital, Bartshealth NHS Trust. We are the Elsie Gilding Unit, 14 E and 14 F ward, and we are a diverse and inclusive team. We are guided by Bartshealth Wecare values in all we do. We are looking for people who take pride in being able to meet the physical, mental and emotional challenges of working with older people, who require much assistance with their activities of daily living. Many older people here are currently living with dementia, delirium or cognitive defecit. There are opportunities to learn and develop particularly in the areas of dementia care, wound care and falls prevention. As an acute ward, we look after older people who need regular monitoring of their vital signs. We also care for those who are at the end of life and provide individualised palliative care. Being a good communicator and being non-judgemental are very important to this role. The working environment can be stressful and we encourage all staff to engage in self-care at home and to access the wellbeing services available to them. As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview. * Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role ** To work under the supervision of a registered nurse. To assist patients with their activities of daily living such as personal care, pressure care and feeding. To assist nursing staff with monitoring patients. To complete administrative tasks under the direction of registered nurses. To maintain comfort for those at end of life. To work well in a team and promote safe discharge back into the community. This job is both physically and emotinally demanding but can be very rewarding. Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Susan Brosnan Job title: Ward Manager Email address: susan.brosnan@nhs.net

We currently have vacancies for health care support workers in Older peoples services at The Royal London Hospital, Bartshealth NHS Trust. We are the Elsie Gilding Unit, 14 E and 14 F ward, and we are a diverse and inclusive team. We are guided by Bartshealth Wecare values in all we do. We are looking for people who take pride in being able to meet the physical, mental and emotional challenges of working with older people, who require much assistance with their activities of daily living. Many older people here are currently living with dementia, delirium or cognitive defecit. There are opportunities to learn and develop particularly in the areas of dementia care, wound care and falls prevention. As an acute ward, we look after older people who need regular monitoring of their vital signs. We also care for those who are at the end of life and provide individualised palliative care. Being a good communicator and being non-judgemental are very important to this role. The working environment can be stressful and we encourage all staff to engage in self-care at home and to access the wellbeing services available to them.As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview. * Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role **      To work under the supervision of a registered nurse. To assist patients with their activities of daily living such as personal care, pressure care and feeding. To assist nursing staff with monitoring patients. To complete administrative tasks under the direction of registered nurses. To maintain comfort for those at end of life. To work well in a team and promote safe discharge back into the community. This job is both physically and emotinally demanding but can be very rewarding.Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Susan Brosnan Job title: Ward Manager Email address: susan.brosnan@nhs.net

Health Care Support Worker - Barts Health NHS Trust

We currently have vacancies for health care support workers in Older peoples services at The Royal London Hospital, Bartshealth NHS Trust. We are the Elsie Gilding Unit, 14 E and 14 F ward, and we are a diverse and inclusive team. We are guided by Bartshealth Wecare values in all we do. We are looking for people who take pride in being able to meet the physical, mental and emotional challenges of working with older people, who require much assistance with their activities of daily living. Many older people here are currently living with dementia, delirium or cognitive defecit. There are opportunities to learn and develop particularly in the areas of dementia care, wound care and falls prevention. As an acute ward, we look after older people who need regular monitoring of their vital signs. We also care for those who are at the end of life and provide individualised palliative care. Being a good communicator and being non-judgemental are very important to this role. The working environment can be stressful and we encourage all staff to engage in self-care at home and to access the wellbeing services available to them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role **&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;To work under the supervision of a registered nurse. To assist patients with their activities of daily living such as personal care, pressure care and feeding. To assist nursing staff with monitoring patients. To complete administrative tasks under the direction of registered nurses. To maintain comfort for those at end of life. To work well in a team and promote safe discharge back into the community. This job is both physically and emotinally demanding but can be very rewarding.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Susan Brosnan Job title: Ward Manager Email address: susan.brosnan@nhs.net

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