Community Healthcare Support Worker

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Havant; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Havant is seeking a motivated nursing professional to join their Integrated Care Team. The role involves delivering services to a GP Practice population, including home visits and supporting long-term patients with mental health issues. Applicants should have relevant healthcare experience, strong clinical abilities, and excellent communication skills. A full driving license is essential for applicants. This position offers a chance to contribute positively to community health services and develop professionally.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in health care is essential.
• Possession of a full driving license is required.
• Ability to support staff development and manage case loads.

Responsibilities

• Deliver community-based services to a GP Practice population.
• Perform nursing tasks as directed by registered practitioners.
• Support admission avoidance and promotion of patient independence.
• Assist in managing patients with long-term conditions.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Positive attitude to learning

Job description

To work within the multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team that delivers community based services to a GP Practice population, undertaking nursing tasks within agreed parameters, set out by the registered practitioners.

The job will include home visiting and lone working without direct supervision.

The scope of the role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, early supported discharge and promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients with long term conditions and older people with mental health problems.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are thinking of joining a community team or broadening and gaining new experiences. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring & motivated professional with excellent clinical & communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously, supporting the team lead to manage the case load and staff development.

The post holders must have relevant experience in health care and demonstrate a proactive and positive attitude to learning the skills required to fulfill the role.

You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. HIOWH NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the quality of community health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.

Access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving license is essential., Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.