Community Healthcare Assistant

2 weeks ago

Carshalton, United Kingdom Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

**NHS AfC: Band 3**:
**Main area**
- Community Nursing
- **Grade**
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 343-6080107-SS-Y-A**Site**
- Green Wrythe lane
- **Town**
- Carshalton
- **Salary**
- £27,129 - £28,649 p.a pro rata incl outer London HCAS
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 30/05/2024 23:59At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

**Job overview**:
**Role of the department**

The Community Nursing Service provides a comprehensive range of treatments which enable individuals to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital, or where hospitalisation is necessary, to support discharge back into the community. Nursing care includes the assessment and planning of care for patients, ensuring proactive advice and information.

**Job Summary**

To work within the Community Primary Care Network (PCN) to support and assist in the provision of holistic nursing care and support to patients, their families and carers. Your role will be pivotal within the local community by making a difference to our patients, delivering a high level of care in their own home.

**Main duties of the job**:
The role will involve providing care for end of life, wound management, administering medication, giving personal care, setting up equipment and recording observations within scope of practice and competencies.

**Working for our organisation**:
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Responsibilities & Results***

**Clinical**
- Coordinate and participate in specialist care e.g. wound care, Doppler testing, phlebotomy, bladder screening, medication and clinical activities, under the supervision and guidance of Registered Nurses
- Undertake diagnostic tests on request of District Nurses, Community Matron or GP’s e.g. for chronic disease monitoring programmes. This may include home visiting or responsibility for coordinating repeat or regular testing for residents in residential homes
- Undertake clinical interventions as delegated by a senior team member
- Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set standards
- To be involved in supporting, educating and informing family/carers where appropriate
- Assist in the promotion of health and wellbeing of patients
- Work in partnership with patients ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained
- Be aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect vulnerable individuals
- Be flexible to requests to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs

**Person specification**:
**Education/ Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ Level 3 or appropriate qualification or course
- English and Math GSCE C or equivalent

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience in a health or social care setting
- Experience in a community Healthcare setting

**Skills /Abilities/ Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to provide quality care that is responsive to patients needs
- Ability to work independently following spoken or written instructions

**Desirable criteria**:

- Clinical skills e.g. Insulin administration, wound care, venepuncture, diagnostic tests

**DBS**: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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