Community Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Healthcare Assistant to join the District Nursing Team in Wareham.

You will be responsible for providing nursing care to people, in their homes. The role of the Healthcare Assistant is a vital and fulfilling role supporting the care provided by the District and Community Nurse team. This can be long term condition management, acute, and end of life care.

Colleagues work closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary teams including the Community Rehab Team, local Hospices, , Health and Social Care Co-ordinators, Community Support Workers, Specialist Nurses, GP Surgeries, Social Care colleagues, care homes, and care agencies.

This post is 30 hours per week, you may also be expected to work some weekends and bank holidays.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

Clinical skills required for this post include providing supportive visits, venepuncture, skin care, routine injections, re-catheterisation and undertake advanced wound care. The successful candidate for this post would not need to have all of the skills straight away and will be fully supported to learn and gain these skills, if they don't have them already, through Dorset Healthcare extended skills programme.

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.