Health Care Assistant to Community Heart Failure Service

Job summary

We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to provide Health Care Support to a small friendly team of Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurses working across several localities in the East of Dorset.

Experience of working in a health care setting is essential for this post. You will need to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to use your own initiative as well as work effectively as part of a team. You must be flexible and have a positive approach to your work. The post holder will be required to communicate effectively with patients, family, carers and members of the public and staff.

Main duties of the job

The role will include, but is not limited to:

Assisting the Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurses in the care planning, assessment, monitoring and review process of patients referred to the Community Heart Failure Service. Independently visiting patients in their own home to carry out a basic heart failure assessment and undertake simple clinical tasks such as weight, blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation monitoring, venipuncture sample collection, skin care inspection and prevention of pressure sores as delegated under the guidance of the Community Heart Failure Nurse. Other tasks may be requested when necessary such as recording ECG's, however if needed training and competency for this will be provided.

You will cover a wide geographical area predominantly visiting people across Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and East Dorset Localities; however you will be part of the wider team of Community Heart Failure specialist nurses covering the whole of Dorset.

Knowledge of Systmone would be advantageous. If you would like to join our rapidly developing service, your skills, enthusiasm and ability to work in a team would be valued. Ongoing training, supervision and multi-disciplinary working are our priorities to ensure the best care for patients.You will be offered a full induction and training program.

A car driver and owner is essential. You will be reimbursed for your travel expenses.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.