Heart Failure Team Healthcare Assistant

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to support specialist Heart Failure Nurses in delivering quality care to patients. This role involves monitoring patients, performing basic assessments, and contributing to care plans aimed at reducing hospital admissions. The ideal candidate will work in a dynamic team environment, promoting patient education and ensuring seamless care across services. Opportunities for professional development and training are available, within a supportive and diverse workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Support Heart Failure Nurses in patient care.
• Contribute to reducing hospital admissions.
• Complete Heart Failure Competency Framework.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients and take observational recordings.
• Liaise with secondary care and GPs.
• Ensure excellent end of life care.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Patient Education

Basic Physical Assessment

Education

Heart Failure Competency Framework

Tools

Phlebotomy

ECG

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant who can support our specialist Heart Failure Nurses and administrator in delivering excellent quality care to our patients. Our Community Heart Failure Service has a well-established team of experienced Heart Failure Nurse Specialists who support patients across West Sussex aiming to improve patient’s symptoms and quality of life, using pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.

Our patients require close monitoring, of which you will help support, by taking patient observational recordings, ECG taking, basic physical assessments, phlebotomy, patient education, whilst we work together to reduce unnecessary hospital admission & supported discharges in line with National initiatives and guidance.

We are a very busy and passionate team so if you think you have the right skills please apply.

“Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role."

• To contribute to the complex management of patients with Heart Failure in the community, supporting their care and treatment, whilst helping to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, whilst under the direct care of Specialist Nurses.
• To liaise with secondary care and GPs as directed by HFSN to ensure seamless care.
• To ensure carers receive support and are signposted to appropriate services
• To ensure excellent end of life care as appropriate
• Work towards completing the Heart Failure Competency Framework for Health Care Professionals, under guidance from Heart Failure Nurse Specialists within the team
• Phlebotomy and ECG.
• Basic Physical Assessment under Supervision
  
  

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Blackledge Job title: Heart Failure Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01403620457