Healthcare Support Worker - Band 2 to 3 (Isle of Wight based)
Core
Providing hands-on personal care, hygiene, and daily living support to patients in a hospital setting.
Role type
Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW)
Builds
Patient care and wellbeing support within NHS hospitals
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care, hygiene assistance, patient mobility support, meal assistance, environmental cleaning, condition observation, data recording, emotional support
Preferred skills
Level 2 health-related qualification, prior experience in acute hospital/community/nursing home, completed Care Certificate
Technologies
Hospital information systems
Responsibilities
Supporting patients with personal care and hygiene, helping patients move safely, assisting with meals and hydration, maintaining clean environment, observing and reporting patient condition changes, recording information in hospital systems, providing emotional support to patients and relatives