Community Healthcare Assistant

LSCft; Preston; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is recruiting a Part-time Health Care Assistant to join the Central Lancashire District Nursing Service. You will provide skilled nursing care in patients' homes and community settings, supporting a district nursing team across a 7-day cycle.

The post offers a robust induction, regular clinical supervision and access to a broad range of training opportunities.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care (or evidence of working towards this).
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and Risk Management.
• Experience in a care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care in patients' homes and community settings under supervision.
• Work as part of the district nursing team to ensure high quality holistic care 24/7.
• Support other health care professionals in delivering care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent working

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

This role is part time hours and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK and be able to maintain that right for the duration of employment without sponsorship from the Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic healthcare assistant to work in the Central Lancashire District Nursing Service.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care in a variety of settings, and will be part of an innovative, dynamic district nursing team.

You will be offered a robust induction programme tailored to your developmental needs, regular clinical supervision and the opportunity to access a broad range of training opportunities.

We require flexible, self-motivated individuals, the post is a part-time role covering shifts over a 7 day period between the hours of 07.45 and 22.00

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Integrated Neighbourhood/ Locality team under the direction of the district nursing team leader and manager, supporting the provision of high quality holistic nursing care to patients, 24 hours a day 7 days a week

The Health Care Assistant will work with and without direct supervision of a registered nurse providing care to patients in their own homes and other community settings, as delegated by the district nursing team leader following appropriate training and supervision to ensure clinical competence and safe effective care

To support other health care professionals in the provision of high quality care in the locality population

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health and social Care (or evidence of working towards this)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Health and Safety and Risk Management
• Knowledge of Lone Working and associated risk management

Experience

• Experience in a care setting

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in community setting

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.

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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.