Health and Therapy Assistant Home First Chichester

Job summary

Are you looking for a role where every day brings new challenges and the opportunity to change the lives of people in Sussex? Now is the perfect time to be part of our evolving Home First Service.

We're bringing together nurses, therapists, health and therapy assistants to work alongside acute multi-disciplinary teams and transfer of care hubs to promote an efficient, effective hospital-to-home transition for our patients.

Our multi-disciplinary Home First teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm.

Patients who are discharged from hospital into Home First will be receiving step-down intermediate care, involving community-based assessments and interventions provided in their own home to support recovery and monitoring of their health in the early days post discharge to prevent re-admission.

Home First will, where required, provide acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.

This is more that just a job- it's a chance to be part of an innovative wrap around recovery service that helps people recover at home and regain their independence, giving them the confidence to get back to daily life.

Join us as a Health and Therapy Assistant and make a difference every day! We are offering a range of flexible working opportunities that can be personalised to fit you and your life.

Main duties of the job

As a Health and Therapy Assistant you will be providing personal, health and therapy care for people across Sussex with acute and diverse needs.Your day will be varied and interesting, supporting people to achieve greater independence in their daily lives.

You will assist multi-disciplinary colleagues in the ongoing assessment and provisionof care and reablement as prescribed within the personalised care plan. This includes simple clinical and therapeutic procedures such as taking physical observations, venepuncture, administeringmedications, simple wound care, rehabilitation programmes and equipmentprovision. You will observe changes in peoples' status and keep your team informed through verbal updates and accurate record keeping.

You don't need previous experience; we'll train you on the job, supporting you to be the best that you can be. Your training as a Health and Therapy Assistant will include basic nursing and therapy skills and we'll support you to achieve the Care Certificate. Through our comprehensive competency framework we will support you to achieve continuous development.

You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.

We often receive a high number of applications for this role so please be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than stated.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.