Community Healthcare Assistant

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a home-based nurse to deliver direct patient care in the patient's own home and living environment. The role includes insulin administration, wound care, venipuncture, and recording observations, with lone working requirements and adherence to pre-employment checks.

Applicants must provide all essential certificates stated in the person specification.

Qualifications

• Experience providing nursing care in patients' homes.
• Ability to work alone and manage own caseload.
• Must provide essential certificates as specified in person specification.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in patients' homes or living environments.
• Administer insulin, perform wound care, and collect venous samples.
• Record observations accurately and monitor patient condition.
• Work independently with lone-working responsibilities.
• Adhere to pre-employment checks and certificate requirements.

Skills

Nursing care

Insulin administration

Wound care

Venipuncture

Observation recording

Independent working

Job description

Successful applicants will be required to provide nursing care to a variety of patients within their own home or living environment which will include insulin administration, wound care, sample collection ie venepuncture , recording observations plus many other aspects of patient care. This job entails lone working.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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