Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join the Community Nursing bank with opportunities for shifts in Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and Pocklington both in the community and on the inpatient units in Whitby & Malton.
As an HCA working within the community, you need your own transport and to be comfortable working alone in patient homes. This is a 24/7 service with a variety of shift types available including earlies, lates and nights.
Main duties of the job
Day to day the role includes visiting patients to provide the care required according to the care plan written by a registered nurse, participating in handovers and/or safety huddles, and documenting the care provided. Clinical skills used within the role include:
- Vital observations
- Recognise and escalate issues of concern and/or safety including the deteriorating patient and issues of safeguarding
- Phlebotomy
- Injections
- Wound care
- Bladder (including catheters) & bowel care
- End of life care
- Moving & Handling of patients
- Equipment provision & instruction in use
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Healthcare qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of multi - disciplinary working
knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of specific role, service & team demonstrated on application
- Experience of caring for someone with a long-term condition or at the end of life
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community nursing setting
- Experience of using SystmOne
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to effectively travel to multiple patient homes and care homes throughout the course of a day including transport of clinical stock required to carry out the treatment
- Sufficient IT skills to learn the systems required for clinical recording, incident reporting and equipment / stock ordering
- Confidence to work out in the community unaccompanied
- Able to work flexible hours to meet service needs including night shifts
Desirable
- Clinical skills e.g. phlebotomy, bladder & bowel care, wound care, diabetes care, taking vital observations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Healthcare qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of multi - disciplinary working
knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of specific role, service & team demonstrated on application
- Experience of caring for someone with a long-term condition or at the end of life
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community nursing setting
- Experience of using SystmOne
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to effectively travel to multiple patient homes and care homes throughout the course of a day including transport of clinical stock required to carry out the treatment
- Sufficient IT skills to learn the systems required for clinical recording, incident reporting and equipment / stock ordering
- Confidence to work out in the community unaccompanied
- Able to work flexible hours to meet service needs including night shifts
Desirable
- Clinical skills e.g. phlebotomy, bladder & bowel care, wound care, diabetes care, taking vital observations
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
