Community Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

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Community Healthcare Support Worker - CRT

The Community Response Team supports discharges from the acute hospitals, providing short-term and interim care. The team will also provide re-enablement to suitable patients to improve independence. Previous caring experience is ESSENTIAL.

You will be based at Babington Hospital in Belper to cover the localities of Amber Valley and Erewash. You will need to be able to travel between visits, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

You will need to be flexible and committed to caring and supporting people at home with care needs. Shifts follow a 7 day rota, including weekends and bank holidays. The team work early (08:00 - 14:00) and late (16:00 - 22:00) shifts and will have set allocated visits plotted.

Please contact us to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job

Community Healthcare Support Worker - CRT

• Attending allocated visits in the Community to provide care to patients and/or re-enablement as required.
• Use of a toughbook and Systmone to follow set care plans and document notes from the visit.
• Communicate effectively with patients, family members and carers.
• Escalate concerns to the senior staff within the Community Response Team.
• Attend team meetings and be an active member of the Community Response Team to develop strong working relationships.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of joined up care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 Community Hospitals and more than 30 Health Centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, Schools, Care Homes and increasingly in peoples own homes and via virtual consultations.