Complex Leg Ulcer Healthcare Assistant | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset Healthcare; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Health Care Assistant in Dorchester. You will support patients with complex leg ulcers in a clinic and community setting, collaborating closely with healthcare professionals. Candidates must have prior experience and be car drivers for community coverage. Join a team dedicated to high-quality patient care and community support.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant is essential.
• Car driver is required due to community cover.

Responsibilities

• Work with patients and carers to support informed choices.
• Maintain high standards of individualised patient care.
• Adhere to infection control principles.

Job description

Overview

Are you an established Health Care Assistant looking to expand your knowledge within a clinic and a home visit setting? Join our supportive and experienced Complex Leg Ulcer service. You will help to actively support Complex Leg Ulcer Service, assist with implementing care for patients attending the Leg Ulcer clinic, under the supervision of the Registered Complex Leg Ulcer Nurse.

You will support setting up and cleaning the clinic room, including equipment before and after each clinic. You will support the treatment and management of patients that have complex leg ulcers both in clinic and within the wider community.

Responsibilities

• Work with patients, carers and enable patients to make informed choices.
• Have an awareness of and comply with the principles of Infection control and prevention within a clinical environment.
• Maintain a high standard of individualised patient care and report any changes in their condition or concerns to the Registered Nurse in clinic.
• Adhere to Trust's Risk Management procedures including incident reporting and complaints procedure. Comply with legal requirements e.g., Data Protection, Caldicott.
• Ensure that all equipment provided is maintained and in good order. Report any damaged/non-functioning equipment to the Registered Nurse and ensure adequate stock levels.

Requirements and Working Arrangements

• This post is a part time, weekday role of 15 hours listed below. Car driver is essential for this role due to community cover.
• Monday – Fred Treves 08:30-17:00
• Thursday – Fred Treves 08:30-17:00
• Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

About Dorset HealthCare

Work in partnership with patients, carers and enable patients to make informed choices. At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.