Community Support Worker

We are a community service providing care and support for patients in their own homes preventing hospital admission and facilitating early hospital discharge. We work closely with primary and secondary care taking referrals from both hospitals and GPs. We have a good rapport with our patients and get excellent feedback so job satisfaction is high. We take pride in enabling patients to stay at home when acutely unwell. Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own. Previous experience is an advantage but we can provide training if necessary. Above all we want someone that shares in our values. These are: a commitment to quality and being the best we can providing excellent care and support to all showing dignity and respect to the people that they will be working with working well together as part of our team. Are these values important to you? If yes, please apply. Main duties of the job Our aim is providing treatment and care for people in their own homes. As a band 3 you would be a support for the band 5 Community Staff Nurses visiting patients to monitor observations, obtain venous blood samples, provide wound care, education and support, this list is not exhaustive. For this role phlebotomy is essential. As a Community Support Worker you will be lone working visiting patients home within the locality, you must have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes. Please note you will require a full UK driving license. About us Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we want for our family and friends. More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential." Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time. Job responsibilities To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. Person Specification Education & Qualifications NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent CPD Diary effectively demonstrating levels of learning and reflection from courses / experiences Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Knowledge of Health Promotion Competence in: ? Clinical observations ? Wound Care ? Skin care ? Collection of specimens ? Personal care ? Catheter care ? Eye care ? Blood pressure monitoring ? Venepuncture Experience Awareness of Health and Safety and Manual Handling requirements Experience of working in a Health/Social Care/ related environment Experience of working in a community setting Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr