Care Certificate Support Worker

The successful candidate will work alongside all new HCSW employees across clinical and community settings, providing both clinical expertise and pastoral support. Strong communication skills will be essential for building effective relationships with teams and managers while consistently promoting best practice.

The CCSW will support new HCSWs in delivering fundamental patient care and assisting with all activities of daily living, as outlined in individual care plans. This includes observing and reporting changes to senior staff, accurately documenting care provided, assessing competency, and guiding HCSWs through completion of their workbook.

The postholder will also contribute to teaching within both classroom and clinical environments, with training provided to support this aspect of the role.

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Education & Qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Skills & Abilities

Desirable: - Supportive nature with the ability to develop others; - Ability to instil confidence in others.

Personal qualities

Essential: - Supportive nature with the ability to develop others; - Ability to instil confidence in others.