Generic Worker
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 14 May 2025
Job summary
Exciting opportunities have arisen for a Generic worker to join the Stowmarket Integrated Neighbourhood Team, full time on a fixed term basis until 31st January 2026. Experience within community serviced would be preferred but is not essential as full training will be provided.
The team are motivated and forward thinking and consist of nurses, therapists, social workers and support workers.
The team visit patients in their own home or within gym and clinic settings at Stow Lodge.
The team work with three GP practices and there is a wealth of experience and knowledge within the current members of the team.
Main duties of the job
To provide health care such as short term rehabilitation, wound care, diabetic care and end of life care to patient in their own home.
To support timely discharge and admission avoidance through exercise programmes and equipment provision to improve function and promote independence.
Holistic assessment and patient choice are paramount.
The generic worker role is varied and encompasses many different elements including: nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, medicines management, podiatry, dietetics and mental health.
Your role would be to support the clinicians in all aspects of patient care. Ensuring that the care being provided is of a high standard.
The expectation would be that you use your own car for work initially but there is a lease car scheme which may be available for this post should this be of interest.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Date posted
30 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
8 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR145-25
Job locations
Stow Lodge Centre
Chilton Way
Stowmarket
IP14 1SZ
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stow Lodge Centre
Chilton Way
Stowmarket
IP14 1SZ
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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