The Community Healthcare Assistant must be able to work autonomously and as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the District Nursing service to provide as a seamless service and high quality care to patients. The Community Healthcare Assistant is expected to undertake care to meet the needs of the patients under the supervision of an appropriate Registered Healthcare professional, working in line with the organisations policies and procedures.
To visit patients within their own homes in the community or in Nurse Led clinics, working to care plans, protocols and policies.
Package DescriptionYou will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
A salary of £23,100 - 24,675 with access to our group pension
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Main ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities;
Maintaining knowledge, skills and training (statutory & mandatory) necessary to deliver a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of patients.
Providing clerical and administrative support to the team as delegated by the Registered Healthcare Professional.
Report any changes in conditions of the patient to the designated nursing in charge of the caseload
To support with the induction and orientation of new members of staff and students.
Participate in appraisals, peer review, supervisor meetings and personal development plans to identify and agree training and development.
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description.
The Ideal CandidateEssential
Care Certificate or equivalent level 2 training in care, however, support will be given to obtain within 1 year of commencing role.
Experience in working in the care sector
Basic IT and computer skills
Ability to work as part of a tea but autonomously and work on own initiative
Effective communication skills both written and verbal
Willingness to undertake training as appropriated to the post
Interest in working in community Nursing
Ability to exert moderate physical activity
Be able to cope with occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
Desirable
Experience in community practice such as phlebotomy, monitoring blood glucose, care of catheters, stoma care and simple dressings.
Care qualification at level 3 such as Healthcare Support worker apprenticeship.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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