East London NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Assistant - Band 3

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Job summary

Are you an experienced healthcare assistant looking for your next career move?

Do you want to make a difference? Then join our Extended Primary Care Team in Tower Hamlets.

This is an exciting time to be part of our developing and progressive working environment which is dynamic and proactive with a commitment to making a difference for our patient and carers.

The Health Care Assistant will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care to the residents of Tower Hamlets, promoting the health of the population and reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individuals potential for independence. S/he will work closely with General Practices, Social Services and other statutory and non-statutory services to meet the needs of the local population using public health information to support service development. You will be part of the team who ensures all new admissions to the Community Nursing services have a clinically robust assessment and patient focused care plan.

As well as bringing your clinical expertise, you will be a champion of integrated community care. You will be a strong team player, an excellent communicator who is adaptable, committed, well organised and work well under pressure.

Make that move to change your career direction and join us in Community Health Tower Hamlets.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Community Health Team, providing rehabilitation, nursing care and to patients in their homes, community care settings and/or in a group setting.

The Community Health Team (CHT) will manage via a single locality/Network caseload all patients along a step up/down model which will incorporate care from a two hour response, short interventions, rehabilitation, through to the management of Long term conditions and end of life care.

The aim of the team is to maximise the independence, health, and well-being of adults in order to enable them to return to independent or supported living in the community wherever possible.

The CHT works with adults in the community who have various needs such as long term neurological conditions, recent surgery, risk of falls, palliative care, wound care needs, reduced physical and functional ability. CHT is a 7 day service operating 8am -8pm.

About us

The team is also supported by the extended primary care team that consist of Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, Care Navigators, and Admin. The nurses component has the emphasis on working with the senior nurse working with families to promote independent living.

The nursing team has 1 Band 8A, 2 Band 7, 5 Band 6, 2 making up the senior nursing team. They are supported by 6 band 5 nurses and 2 Band 4 SHCA and 4 HCA with nursing skills. This gives good peer support and development to the team of nurses. The integrated team across social services, voluntary sector and health input make up the team to plan the patient focus care plan.

You will support the development, implementation and maintenance of high quality safe and sustainable clinical and operational leadership under the direction of the team leaders and clinical lead.

We will support you by providing opportunities for development to develop you and your career to become our aspiring future leaders.

Details

Date posted

15 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year per annum (inc HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CTH5962376

Job locations

CTH South West EPCT

3rd Floor Beaumont House

London

E1 4DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and person specification, please see the attached JD & PS. For contact details, please see below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and person specification, please see the attached JD & PS. For contact details, please see below.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Educated to NVQ 3 level or equivalent in a relevant subject i.e. Health or Social Care or equivalent level of qualification or willingness to be undertaken
  • Recent or current experience working as an HCA.

Experience/ Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
  • Experience of working within the NHS, social care or the voluntary sector.
  • Knowledge of health and social care or the voluntary sector.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of RIO, AIS, EMIS, SYSTMONE

Communication skills

Essential

  • Clear communicator with good verbal, writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users.
  • Effective team working
  • Good standard of spoken and written English.
Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Educated to NVQ 3 level or equivalent in a relevant subject i.e. Health or Social Care or equivalent level of qualification or willingness to be undertaken
  • Recent or current experience working as an HCA.

Experience/ Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
  • Experience of working within the NHS, social care or the voluntary sector.
  • Knowledge of health and social care or the voluntary sector.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of RIO, AIS, EMIS, SYSTMONE

Communication skills

Essential

  • Clear communicator with good verbal, writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users.
  • Effective team working
  • Good standard of spoken and written English.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CTH South West EPCT

3rd Floor Beaumont House

London

E1 4DG


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CTH South West EPCT

3rd Floor Beaumont House

London

E1 4DG


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Manager

Nizamul Hoque

nizamul.hoque@nhs.net

02077715631

Details

Date posted

15 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year per annum (inc HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CTH5962376

Job locations

CTH South West EPCT

3rd Floor Beaumont House

London

E1 4DG


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