Community Health

7 months ago


Derby, United Kingdom Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Have you got your qualification in care and are looking for your next step?

Our Community First Team has opportunities for Community Health & Social Care Assistants to join our team in Derby City.

What does the Community First Team do?

We step in to support people who are discharged from acute hospitals and those who need an urgent community response. The person needs short term/interim support in their homes. The teams are committed to caring and supporting people at home and work over a seven day rota.

If you would like to talk about what a day in the life of this role is like, please feel free to contact Elaine Wesley 07795 527540

What are the hours?

Various shift patterns

(Including unsocial hours, weekends and Bank Holidays)

Where would I be working?

**Base**: Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

**Area Covered**: Derby City and surrounding area

Working in this team means you will need be able to meet the travel requirements of going to people’s homes. This will require you have a UK driving license and access to a vehicle. DCHS has a mileage policy and car lease scheme available to support our staff.

To maintain standards, ensuring quality of patient care through the development of a range of knowledge and competencies to support clinicians.

To assist all clinicians in delivering agreed programmes of treatment and care where appropriate and work as an effective member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

To carry out individual care without direct supervision in the community.

To provide support to patients to optimise their health and independence.

Be willing to support Perth House in Chaddesden when and if staffing cover requires.

The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

**Benefits include**:
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service

Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

Generous NHS pension scheme

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account



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