Community Health Care Assistant

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP); Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in community health is seeking a Community Health Care Support Worker to deliver quality care services to patients in their homes. This part-time role involves working overnight shifts providing compassionate end-of-life care and requires applicants to have relevant experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in patients' homes.
• Ability to carry out simple dressings and personal care.
• Experience of providing care for palliative patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality care services to patients in their homes.
• Provide overnight care to patients in their final days/weeks of life.
• Travel across the Western Cheshire area for work.

Skills

End of Life Care Experience

Basic Wound Management

Clinical Observations

Empathy

Education

Care Certificate

Relevant Qualification or Apprenticeship

Job description

Main area Community Health Support Worker Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: 27 hours (3 x 9 hour shifts) Hours Part time - 27 hours per week (22.00 - 07.00 x3 shifts per week.) Job ref 373-NBH0732-H RR

Site Custom House Town Ellesmere Port Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable Community Health Care Support Worker, who is keen to deliver a range of quality care services to patients visited by the Community Health Support Team based at Civic Way, Ellesmere Port. The team visits patients and their carers of all theIntegrated Community Care Teams, across Western Cheshire.

Applicants MUST demonstrate how they will meet the travel requirement for this post.

APPLICANTS REQUIRE END OF LIFE CARE EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST.

As part of a friendly team, you should have experience of working in patients' homes, the ability to carry out tasks such as simple dressings, catheter care, personal care, recording blood sugars and have experience of providing care for palliative patients. This post involves Lone working, providing overnight care to those in the final days/weeks of life to patients in their own homes.

The hours are 27 per week. Consisting of 3 x 9 hour shifts, worked on a rota basis between 22.00 – 07.00 including Bank holidays and weekends.

Recruitment is due to continued development of the service. If you would like to chat informally about the posts and our exciting service development please give me a ring. Sue McGuigan, Team Manager 0300 790 62670.

The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.

Main duties of the job

As part of a friendly team, you should have experience of working in patients' homes and the ability to carry out tasks such as simple dressings, catheter care, personal care, recording blood sugars and have experience of providing care for palliative patients.This post involves Lone working providing overnight care in patients homes. This post requires travel across the Western Cheshire footprint, accesstotransport for work purposes is essential.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment , which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance . If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Appropriate related qualification - or willingness to complete an apprenticeship appropriate to the Clinical Support Worker role
• Completion of or working towards an apprenticeship and gaining qualification equivalent to level 3 or above in a subject relevant to the role of Healthcare Assistant
• To demonstrate a range of work procedures and practices and to exhibit your knowledge and abilities
• Completion of or commitment to complete the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2- day training to be completed within 3 months of start date)

Knowledge and Expertise

• Understanding of need for confidentiality; empathy and sensitivity
• Basic wound management
• Basic risk assessments and record keeping

Experience

• The ability to demonstrate good quality care, whilst adhering to Trust policies and procedures, and working towards completing Care Certificate
• Experience of working collaboratively i.e., with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
• Supporting others in a care setting, whether this is experience in a professional or lived experience (friend, family, voluntary etc.)
• Basic clinical skills including: Venepuncture Skin care Wound care Clinical observations
• Experience of working in a community care setting including provision of personal care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sue McGuigan Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 03007906270 Additional information

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Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice
• Pharmacy
• Clinical support roles
• Estates and facilities
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT,finance and more

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.

With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?