Senior Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services are looking for Senior Healthcare Assistants to join the Lincoln North Community Nursing Team

Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a privileged position where you would be responsible for delivering high quality, patient centred nursing interventions for individuals in their own homes, residential settings and clinics within urban and rural areas of Lincolnshire.

The service works over 7 days between the hours of 0800 -1830 ( Shift times 8-4 and 10 30 -18 30hrs)).

Main duties of the job

The skillset of a Senior Healthcare support worker is vast and non-exhaustive. Examples of the interventions provided are; wound management, continence care, palliative care, medication administration and long term condition management. We aim to support and empower patients, families and carers to collaboratively plan individualised care, promote independence, and ultimately enable patients to manage their own nursing care needs where possible. We strive to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and work closely with neighbourhood and other multidisciplinary teams to provide the safest and most appropriate care. Training will be provided to those new to the community.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

Job description

Job responsibilities

You are strongly advised to read the attached Job Description regarding the particulars for this post. Please ensure you complete your application form thoroughly with a strong personal statement outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

We look forward to meeting you at interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or above
• GCSE English, Maths and Science at Level 4 or above (grade C or above)

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 1 year experience of working within the health or social care setting
• Experience of working with the public, patients or clients.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a community health or social care setting

Skills

Essential

• Able to use work-based IT system (2)
• Good written and oral communication skills (2)

Desirable

• Enhanced clinical skills relative to senior healthcare assistant role

Additional information

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).