Community Healthcare Assistant

**LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE** is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest ‘true’ partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

**Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare**

**Caring & Respect**:Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

**Teamwork & Quality**: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

**About the Practice/Department/Team**

Working within the Collaborative Care Team within the community you will be able to assist in improving care and supporting older people within their own homes to give them more independence, this does not include personal care.

**Job Introduction**

We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant join the Collaborative Care team providing general practice services including Phlebotomy, long term condition reviews, simple dressings, NHS Health checks etc. within the Community.

**What you will do**

All aspects of Healthcare assistant care, with opportunity to develop skills in line with the needs of the business and your personal interests and career aspirations.

We are currently looking to upskill our HCA team with appropriate Chronic Disease management skills so this a great opportunity for someone who has a keen interest in this area of care.

**Essential Criteria**

**Behaviours**
- Being self-motivated, proactive, and enthusiastic with a ‘can do’ problem solving approach
- Great attention to detail
- Being a team player - having the ability to support the team as and when required
- Having the ability to demonstrate care, compassion and empathy towards our patients care
- To be self-motivated and have the ability to prioritise tasks and organize workload with great time management

**Systems**
- Experience of using system one or similar system is desirable

Development
- Willingness to undertake further training to enhance the team and services we offer to our patients and self-development

**What we offer you (Benefits)**
- Generous holidays (additional long service entitlements)
- NHS pension and long service recognition
- NHS Discounts (Blue Light Card)
- Career opportunities
- Role specific training and ongoing development
- Great team environment

Our interview process will aim to meet you in person however some interviews may be carried out virtually.

Please ensure you have your Right to Work documentation available at interview We will require you to produce the original documentation prior to your start date.

**Shortlisting**

**Website**

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**

**Equal Opportunities**

Lakeside Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all our staff and job applicants are protected from unlawful discrimination. All employees and job applicants will be treated equally, fairly and with respect. We will endeavour, through appropriate training, to ensure that our hiring teams making selection and recruitment decisions will not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously, in making these decisions throughout our recruitment and selection processes and follow recognised industry best practice.

Pay: £11.60 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Application question(s):

- Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No) - If you answered Yes you must be able to provide sufficient evidence upon interview.
- Have you worked for Lakeside Healthcare before? If Yes, where did you work?
- Ability to travel is essential.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/10/2024