Community Healthcare Assistant-Glades Neighbourhood Team
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Job summary
The Glades Neighbourhood Team is a friendly, supportive, and hardworking team who are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients in the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire. The team operates from 07:30am to 18:30pm on a seven-day rota including weekends and Bank Holidays, various shift patterns are available. Flexible working opportunities such as compressed hours are available.
This post is for 32 hours over 4 days out of 7 on a rota basis including weekends & Bank Holidays (30 hours over 3 or 4 days out of 7 would also be considered).
We are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant who is innovative, dynamic, and keen to join the team in supporting us to deliver high quality care, and to continue our development of integrated care in the community. The role is varied and rewarding.
The Neighbourhood Team consists of Community Nurses, Senior Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Healthcare Assistants and administrators. GP and social care colleagues work closely alongside.
We offer a friendly team environment, learning and development opportunities and well-being support.
If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, please get in touch with the Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main duties of the job
Whilst on duty you will either be working alone or alongside colleagues to carry out delegated tasks in line with the Trust core values.
Following appropriate training and competency assessment, you will carry out specific tasks delegated by the qualified Nurse or Therapist including fitting and demonstrating the safe use of equipment; administering prescribed medications in line with Trust policy; supporting with activities of daily living such as promoting independence with personal care or domestic tasks for those patients on the intensive support pathway, support colleagues with moving and handling patients and other allocated tasks such as venepuncture, wound dressings and recording observations.
All clinical documentation is recorded on a system called EMIS Community in line with Trust guidelines and must be contemporaneous. Clear, concise and timely communication is key to your role and this may be required in a verbal or written format to support patient centred care.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
- Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Details
Date posted
12 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9798-5597
Job locations
Kidderminster Health Centre
Bromsgrove Street
Kidderminster
DY10 1PG
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Kidderminster Health Centre
Bromsgrove Street
Kidderminster
DY10 1PG
Employer's website
https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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