Continence Healthcare Assistant

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Lowestoft is seeking a dedicated professional to join the Continence Team. The role involves assessing patients, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and providing education on continence care. Ideal candidates should have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care and a genuine passion for improving patient lives. This position offers supportive training and the opportunity to be part of a committed team.

Benefits

Employee benefits

Supportive training program

Qualifications

• Evidence of working in the health and social care sector is essential.
• Further role-specific training will be offered.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with continence issues in clinics and community.
• Liaise with carers and health professionals for patient support.
• Provide education regarding continence care.

Skills

Good communication skills

Motivated

Caring

Interest in continence care

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

The Continence Team promotes continence, assesses assessed patients with continence issues, advises on treatment and management options. Your role will be key to supporting this.

Responsibilities

• Patients are seen in the clinic setting, in the community and in care homes.
• You will be expected to liaise closely with carers and other health professionals.
• The team also delivers education and so candidates must be prepared to take part in this.
• A full induction programme will be designed with the successful individual and you will be well supported in your new role.
• Support the continence team to provide continence promotion, treatment strategies and management options to patients with continence problems. This will be delivered through carrying out continence reassessments in the community, care home, clinic and community hospital setting.
• Develop and maintain close links with other professionals.
• Support providing education to others regarding continence care. This will be achieved through clinical practice, delivering teaching and providing advice and support.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will be motivated, caring, have good communication skills and have a keen interest in continence care.
• A level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social Care and evidence of working in the sector is essential.
• Further role specific training will be offered to the successful candidate.

About ECCH

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

Our Ambition

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

How to apply

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

Team

The Continence Team is a small friendly team of 8 nurses and healthcare assistants. We have a passion for continence care and want to improve the lives of the patients we meet. We are part of a wider continence network; meeting regularly with the urology nurses, continence physios, children’s continence nurses and urology/urogynae consultants.

Please note: Under current UK immigration rules, this role does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under either the Health and Care Worker visa or the Skilled Worker visa routes.