Community Healthcare Assistant: Harm Reduction & Support

Waythrough; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Waythrough is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support the clinical team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to service users in Devon. You will participate in assessments, care planning, and clinical reviews, while upholding confidentiality and infection control.

In this role you will contribute to harm reduction, deliver health interventions including health observations, vaccinations, ECGs, and support outreach and community health initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support service user care plans, assessments, and clinical reviews.
• Undertake clinical procedures to your training level, including health observations and venepuncture.
• Assist with vaccinations, ECGs, and Fibroscans where competent.
• Monitor and support community alcohol detoxification programmes.
• Deliver harm reduction advice, including overdose prevention and naloxone education.
• Support hepatitis C testing and referrals for treatment.
• Record service user information accurately while maintaining confidentiality.
• Contribute to clinical audits and service improvement initiatives.
• Work across outreach services and needle and syringe programmes.
• Maintain clean, safe clinical environments and infection control procedures.

Job description

Waythrough is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support the clinical team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to service users in Devon. You will participate in assessments, care planning, and clinical reviews, while upholding confidentiality and infection control.

In this role you will contribute to harm reduction, deliver health interventions including health observations, vaccinations, ECGs, and support outreach and community health initiatives.