Community Support Worker

Sirona care & health; Little Bristol; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Annual leave allowance

Staff benefits scheme

Job summary

Sirona care & health in South Bristol is inviting applications for Community Support Worker roles. You will join a team that helps patients live independently and receive nursing-led activities in the community, working with Physiotherapists and Nurses.

We offer tailored training, opportunities for progression, enhanced weekend pay, mileage reimbursement, generous annual leave, and a supportive environment. Full and part-time hours are available with flexible patterns, 8am–8pm, seven days a week.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of delegated clinical, nursing led activities to support the service users on the Integrated Network Team caseload.
• Venepuncture, simple dressings, basic catheter care, insulin administration to type 2 diabetics, pressure area care, skin checks, ordering of simple equipment.
• Stores ordering
• Provide safe, patient-centred and effective clinical activities in the community setting.
• Work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
• May be required to work flexibly with other teams or services within locality and Sirona wide.
• Be able and willing to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.

Job description

Would you like to make a difference to the community you live in and love? Are you looking to start a career in healthcare or are currently a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker looking for a fresh start? if so, we have an opportunity to join our team of Community Support Workers in South Bristol.

Our teams support patients to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they like to call home.

As a Community Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in our service. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team made up of clinicians such as Physiotherapists and Nurses to provide ongoing clinical activities such as, nursing tasks.

Successful candidates will have the support from their teams to be comfortable working independently in the community. If you have strong verbal communication skills and can use initiative to ensure service users and their families have the best experience, then we want to hear from you. In return we can offer a fulfilling and rewarding career within our teams with opportunities for development.

We will offer a tailored training package to suit your development needs to make sure you feel fully supported within your new role - should you wish to progress further in your career then Sirona can offer a number of opportunities such as apprenticeships, where we have strong links with local higher education partners.

• Undertake a range of delegated clinical, nursing led activities to support the service users on the Integrated Network Team caseload.
• Venepuncture, simple dressings , basic catheter care. insulin administration to type 2 diabetics. pressure area care , skin checks. ordering of simple equipment ,
• stores ordering
• To provide a safe, patient centred and effective clinical activities in the community setting.
• You will work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
• You may be expected to work flexibly with other teams or services, both within the locality and Sirona wide when the need arises at short notice.
• Be able and willing to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.

Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays, mileage is reimbursed whilst you carry out your duties at work. We also offer generous annual leave allowance and an attractive staff benefits scheme.

We have full and part time hours available and can support flexible working patterns - currently this service runs from 8am - 8pm - 7 days a week.

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

Benefits

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more!

Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Pither Job title: INT Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07920781223