Care Assessor

We are looking for a Care Assessor to join our Urgent Care Service.

Urgent Care Services provides short term health, therapy and care support to enable service users to remain in the community / home environment. This may include treating acutely unwell people that would otherwise require hospital admission, and also supports hospital discharges. The service covers 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Care provided at night includes End of life care, catheter care and other urgent care that is unplanned and cannot wait until the following day. This care is provided by a night nursing team.

Home is nationally evidenced to be the best place to recover and regain independence. Enablement and rehabilitation will be the priority focus with active participation from service users in order to achieve maximum independence.

We are working with East Kent Hospitals Trust, who are leading on developing a virtual ward for people with acute respiratory infections, such as a chest infection, or with an underlying condition, like COPD, to be cared for at home.

Patients who agree to be discharged earlier from hospital, will be monitored at home using technology, such as apps, wearables or other medical devices remotely - and supported by a consultant, specialist GP or advanced practitioner.

If you are interested in a new challenge and an exciting new change within an Urgent Care setting, then this just may be the job for you.

To provide care and support for vulnerable patients in a community setting, supporting with personal care, meal preparation and medication administration, following care plans and risk assessments

To carry out observations & procedures and be aware of normal ranges.

To recognise patient progress/deterioration and provide feedback to senior team members in a timely manner.

To be familiar with relevant trust policies and procedures in order to maintain high standards and patient safety.

To obtain patient feedback for service improvement.

To be able to triage referrals, complete basic assessments and follow up assessments

To create care plans & risk assessments, order equipment and send onward referrals as necessary

To support in duty role

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.