Twilight Healthcare Assistant

Your Healthcare CIC

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Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 2 HCA to work with our Twilight service.

Working two 5 hour shifts per week you would be working with a qualified nurse to help deliver care to clients in their homes in the evenings.

Main duties of the job

Experience of working as a carer is essential and community experience is desirable.

The service works from 7pm til midnight 7 days per week.

Access to a car and ability to drive are required for this role.

About us

Welcome to Your Healthcare CIC, we are a not for profit social enterprise, proud of delivering patient-led, high quality health and social care community services for residents in the Borough of Kingston, as part of the NHS family.

Your Healthcare is located in the South West of London within the Royal Borough of Kingston. Working as a Community Interest Company (CIC), our status allows us to invest any surplus or profit back into front line services, where it is needed most by you, our community.

Date posted

26 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£26,696 a year including HCAS / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9811-24-0024

Job locations

Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road

Surbiton

KT5 9AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

2. Job Purpose

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our highly skilled and caring Twilight team working 2 x 5 hour evening shifts (19.00-00.00 in the week and 18.00-23.00 at weekends) on a 4 week set rolling rota. You will be providing high quality, evidence based care to patients in their own home.

As a highly motivated individual, you will be used to working in a place that is constantly and rapidly changing. With lots of empathy for people, youll find the challenges of community nursing enjoyable. Treating all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural.

The opportunity would suit those who are hardworking and enthusiastic. Playing a valuable role within the team, you will also have excellent communication skills, passion and a flexible approach to your everyday work. The role will involve working closely with qualified staff to deliver the highest standard of care to patients throughout their care in the community setting.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.

3. Dimensions

This role supports the District Nursing Team in two localities across the Kingston borough

in the delivery of integrated, person centred, responsive, co-ordinated and high quality

care.

4. Result Areas

Clinical

Carry out a range of duties under the direction of a registered community nurse in accordance with policies, procedures and guidelines including:

Urinalysis

Simple wound care

Blood glucose monitoring

Temperature and pulse recording

Blood pressure monitoring

Setting up of PEG/RIG feed

Health promotion

End of life communication

Health education

Communication and working relationships

To build a professional rapport with patients and their families, communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.

To communicate effectively with all professionals concerned with the patients care.

Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

The opportunity would suit those who are hardworking and enthusiastic. Playing a valuable role within the team, you will also have excellent communication skills, passion and a flexible approach to your everyday work. The role will involve working closely with qualified staff to deliver the highest standard of care to patients throughout their care in the community setting.

5. Key responsibilities

Supervision and Appraisal - Review and reflect on your own practice through regular participation in professional supervision and appraisal.

Service delivery - To ensure that clinical bags are well maintained and necessary equipment is prepared at the beginning of the shift

Undertake clerical duties as required Using Carenotes patient record system to admit and discharge patients and to maintain diary sheets for each shift

Professional development - To undertake relevant activities to meet the training objectives identified with your supervisor.

Undertake mandatory training.

To keep a record or your training and clinical development activities.

Clinical governance - Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects as allocated by your manager.

Personal management - To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

2. Job Purpose

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our highly skilled and caring Twilight team working 2 x 5 hour evening shifts (19.00-00.00 in the week and 18.00-23.00 at weekends) on a 4 week set rolling rota. You will be providing high quality, evidence based care to patients in their own home.

As a highly motivated individual, you will be used to working in a place that is constantly and rapidly changing. With lots of empathy for people, youll find the challenges of community nursing enjoyable. Treating all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural.

The opportunity would suit those who are hardworking and enthusiastic. Playing a valuable role within the team, you will also have excellent communication skills, passion and a flexible approach to your everyday work. The role will involve working closely with qualified staff to deliver the highest standard of care to patients throughout their care in the community setting.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.

3. Dimensions

This role supports the District Nursing Team in two localities across the Kingston borough

in the delivery of integrated, person centred, responsive, co-ordinated and high quality

care.

4. Result Areas

Clinical

Carry out a range of duties under the direction of a registered community nurse in accordance with policies, procedures and guidelines including:

Urinalysis

Simple wound care

Blood glucose monitoring

Temperature and pulse recording

Blood pressure monitoring

Setting up of PEG/RIG feed

Health promotion

End of life communication

Health education

Communication and working relationships

To build a professional rapport with patients and their families, communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.

To communicate effectively with all professionals concerned with the patients care.

Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

The opportunity would suit those who are hardworking and enthusiastic. Playing a valuable role within the team, you will also have excellent communication skills, passion and a flexible approach to your everyday work. The role will involve working closely with qualified staff to deliver the highest standard of care to patients throughout their care in the community setting.

5. Key responsibilities

Supervision and Appraisal - Review and reflect on your own practice through regular participation in professional supervision and appraisal.

Service delivery - To ensure that clinical bags are well maintained and necessary equipment is prepared at the beginning of the shift

Undertake clerical duties as required Using Carenotes patient record system to admit and discharge patients and to maintain diary sheets for each shift

Professional development - To undertake relevant activities to meet the training objectives identified with your supervisor.

Undertake mandatory training.

To keep a record or your training and clinical development activities.

Clinical governance - Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects as allocated by your manager.

Personal management - To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training and expand role within the District Nursing Team.

Experience

Essential

  • Providing care for older people in the community or hospital setting.

Other factors

Essential

  • Full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential.
  • Able to work between 7pm and midnight (6pm at weekends) including weekends and bank holidays as required.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Primary Care and the role of Community Nursing.
  • Knowledge of Integrated Care Teams.
  • Knowledge of the role of the voluntary sector in the community.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a Community Nursing Team

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • IT skills including e-mails, word and input into electronic patient records.
  • Ability to conduct patient monitoring activitiestake and record blood pressures, pulse and temperature, blood sugar monitoring.
  • Ability to understand principles of wound care.
  • Able to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Experience of working with palliative patients and their families

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Team player.
  • Motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Flexible approach to work.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training and expand role within the District Nursing Team.

Experience

Essential

  • Providing care for older people in the community or hospital setting.

Other factors

Essential

  • Full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential.
  • Able to work between 7pm and midnight (6pm at weekends) including weekends and bank holidays as required.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Primary Care and the role of Community Nursing.
  • Knowledge of Integrated Care Teams.
  • Knowledge of the role of the voluntary sector in the community.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a Community Nursing Team

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • IT skills including e-mails, word and input into electronic patient records.
  • Ability to conduct patient monitoring activitiestake and record blood pressures, pulse and temperature, blood sugar monitoring.
  • Ability to understand principles of wound care.
  • Able to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Experience of working with palliative patients and their families

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Team player.
  • Motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Flexible approach to work.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Your Healthcare CIC

Address

Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road

Surbiton

KT5 9AL


Employer's website

http://www.yourhealthcare.org (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Your Healthcare CIC

Address

Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road

Surbiton

KT5 9AL


Employer's website

http://www.yourhealthcare.org (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

26 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£26,696 a year including HCAS / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9811-24-0024

Job locations

Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road

Surbiton

KT5 9AL


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