Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Community Healthcare Support Worker

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Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic Community HealthcareSupport Workers to provide care and support for patients in the community setting as delegated by the registered nurse.

Access to a motor vehicle is desirable - car, with appropriate driving license. Please ensure that your application demonstrates that you meet the essential criteria as listed in the job specification.

There may be an opportunity for the successful candidate to transfer onto the Trust's apprenticeship scheme and develop as a Registered Nurse Associate.

Main duties of the job

To work within the District nursing team to provide care and support for patients in the community setting as delegated by the registered nurse. You will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of nursing care, without direct supervision, and may be required to demonstrate simple procedures to qualified and/or unqualified staff undertaking training where agreed with the nursing team.

About us

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) provide a wide range of healthcare services for the population of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hounslow.

The Clinical Services Directorates have a wide range of responsibilities to manage, including coordinating and delivering community primary care services on behalf of the Trust. A wide range of these healthcare services are delivered by staff in the community, who include medical staff, paediatric therapists, therapy assistants, health visitors, specialist nurses, nurses, nursery nurses, paediatric phlebotomists and healthcare support workers with the support of administrative staff working in localities with GPs, other health professionals, early years, education, and social care professionals.

The digitalisation of health services is underway with a requirement to become paper-light by 2023 through improving the use of digital tools and adopting mobile and agile working practices and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical delivery.

Details

Date posted

25 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year per annum including HCAS (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

779-NA-5760786-GV-Z

Job locations

East Sheen

East Sheen

SW14 8LP


Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Previous applicants need not apply

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Previous applicants need not apply

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Providing care in a health or social care related setting

Desirable

  • Working within a community setting
  • Experience of working in a healthcare environment

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Standard; A-C including English and Maths
  • Practical knowldge acquired trough, training, experience or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a health care social setting

Desirable

  • Health care certificate

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of care and related procedures/ clinical observations
  • IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to produce well written and timely clinical records
  • Basic clinical skills e.g blood pressure, temperature, pulse, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring
  • Ability to promote self-care of patients
  • Ability to follow guidelines and procedures within agreed boundaries

Desirable

  • Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and logng term conditions
  • Professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance
  • Infection prevention and control standards
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
  • Developed clinical skills, e.g medicines administration, insulin injections, venepucture, continence care, wound care
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Providing care in a health or social care related setting

Desirable

  • Working within a community setting
  • Experience of working in a healthcare environment

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Standard; A-C including English and Maths
  • Practical knowldge acquired trough, training, experience or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a health care social setting

Desirable

  • Health care certificate

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of care and related procedures/ clinical observations
  • IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to produce well written and timely clinical records
  • Basic clinical skills e.g blood pressure, temperature, pulse, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring
  • Ability to promote self-care of patients
  • Ability to follow guidelines and procedures within agreed boundaries

Desirable

  • Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and logng term conditions
  • Professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance
  • Infection prevention and control standards
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
  • Developed clinical skills, e.g medicines administration, insulin injections, venepucture, continence care, wound care

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

East Sheen

East Sheen

SW14 8LP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

East Sheen

East Sheen

SW14 8LP


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Business Manager

Vanessa Long

vanessa.long@nhs.net

02084871625

Details

Date posted

25 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year per annum including HCAS (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

779-NA-5760786-GV-Z

Job locations

East Sheen

East Sheen

SW14 8LP


Supporting documents

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