Community Support Worker

Sirona-Care-; West of England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced weekend pay

Mileage reimbursement

NHS benefits package

Job summary

Sirona care & health is seeking Community Support Workers to join our team serving patients in Bristol and surrounding areas. You will assist with clinical activities in the community and work closely with a multidisciplinary team to improve patients' quality of life at home.

The role offers opportunities for development within a supportive NHS AfC framework, with weekend and bank holiday enhancements and a generous leave entitlement. Full and part-time hours with flexible patterns are available.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
• Relevant experience within a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake delegated clinical, nursing-led activities to support service users.
• Venepuncture, simple dressings, basic catheter care, insulin administration to type 2 diabetics, pressure area care, skin checks.
• Provide safe, patient-centred and effective clinical activities in the community.
• Work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
• Be flexible to work with other teams or Sirona services as needed.
• Be willing to travel throughout the service delivery area.

Skills

Independent work

Prioritisation

Direct patient care

Non-discriminatory practice

Venepuncture

Teamwork

IT systems (EMIS)

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

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!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, as we do not hold a certificate of sponsorship for this role we are unable to accept applications from non-UK residents for this vacancy.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
• Relevant experience within a community setting

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Able to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post.
• Able to prioritise tasks and make correct decisions within a set of clear guidelines.
• Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.
• Ability to practice in a non-discriminatory way when approaching all colleagues and service users.
• Ability to manipulate fine tools e.g. for venepuncture.
• Experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
• Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS.
• Recent relevant experience within a community setting.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.