Community Healthcare Support Worker

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking dedicated individuals for a Community Nursing role in Portsmouth, delivering high-quality, person-centred care in patients' homes. This permanent position involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and requires skills in following care plans and providing administrative support. Candidates must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle. You will contribute to care planning and ensure effective communication within the team, making a difference in local people's lives.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and skills to carry out prescribed tasks.
• Ability to follow care plans and treatment protocols.
• Driving license and access to a vehicle is required.

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision following care plans and pathways.
• Provide general administration support to the team.
• Report to Registered Nurse any variances in care.

Skills

General administration support

Knowledge of care plans and treatment protocols

Communication across services

Driving license and access to a vehicle

Job description

Job Overview

Fall in love with our community teams across Portsmouth and Southampton teams. Our passion is to deliver high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing and independence of the people we care for in the community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local people's lives with the aim of avoiding any unnecessary admissions into Acute Hospital In-Patient setting. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust -- we have an exciting opportunity for you! We're looking for dedicated individuals to join our thriving Community Nursing Service in Portsmouth, Fareham and Southampton in a permanent role, delivering outstanding care to the community in a supportive and collaborative environment. Our Community Nursing Service provides high-quality nursing care to patients in their own homes, operating 12 hours a day (8am--8pm), 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred care and ensuring our staff feel valued, supported, and encouraged to develop their skills. In this role, you'll work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning, evaluation, and effective communication across services.

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision following written care plans and care pathways devised by the Registered Nurse.
• Follow prescribed care plans and treatment protocols.
• Follow HPCT Policies and Procedures.
• Has knowledge and skills to carry out prescribed tasks and will report to Registered Nurse any variances.
• Delegated responsibility for Patient Support Teams administrative tasks.
• Provide general administration support to the team.
• A full driving license and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

About the Trust

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.