Health Care Assistant

The Specialist Stroke Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit is based at the Vale Community Hospital in Dursley, offering residents of Gloucestershire a dedicated specialist stroke rehabilitation service in a Community Hospital environment. Adopting national best practice, the unit ensures that people suffering from a stroke within Gloucestershire will benefit from an improved clinical pathway. To maximize the health outcomes of our stroke patients, there is close collaborative working with colleagues in the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital, the acute stroke rehabilitation unit on Woodmancote ward at Cheltenham General Hospital & the Countywide Early Supported Discharge Team. Peak View Ward also offers sub acute care, general rehabilitation & end of life care to patients who are not on the stroke pathway. Join us in developing your skills in sub-acute medicine, rehabilitation & palliative care. This post is open to candidates who are looking to start their career in a nursing environment with no previous experience or alternatively the more experienced carer looking for a change to further their clinical knowledge and skills., As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients You will be expected to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard under supervision of registered nurses You will be expected to assist patients with activities of daily living including personal care and nutritional and dietary support You will be expected to take and record observations and undertakeadditional supportive tasks as directed by registered nurse eg venepuncture , catheter care , ECG recording etc

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.