Health Care Assistant

NHS; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NHS as a Health Care Assistant and be part of a dedicated team delivering exceptional care to the community. In this role, you will work directly with patients, ensuring high standards of care while participating in a flexible, supportive environment. Your contributions will help improve the quality of life for residents in Bedfordshire and surrounding areas.

Benefits

Excellent training programs

Personal development opportunities

Supportive coaching

Qualifications

• Experience in a Community Health or Social Care setting.
• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 3.
• Strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality care to designated caseload.
• Follow care plans from community nursing staff.
• Provide feedback in daily handovers.

Skills

Communication

IT Literacy

Problem Solving

Rehabilitation Skills

Education

NVQ Level 2

Care Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Would you be interested in a career within the NHS as a Health Care Assistant in the community? Are you passionate about providing a patient centred support service and want to deliver excellent and compassionate care to people over the age of 18 that live in Bedfordshire?

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic person who has excellent communication, IT literate and problem solving skills alongside a passion for patient centred care.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a MDT team in which you will receive clinical and managerial support, which is also part of a wider MDT team that is aligned to social care professionals in reflection of the NHS 10 year plan.

You will be responsible for delivering quality care to a designated caseload of people in the place that they call home, you will be following a care plan devised by the community nursing staff who you will be working alongside. You will be asked to feedback concise information in a daily handover to ensure changing needs are met and risks escalated

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Our Trust is known for offering excellent training, personal development programmes, supportive coaching and competency frameworks; all to support enhanced skills and career development which meet the goals and aspirations of the individual.

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to be flexible and assist colleagues to cover service needs, which will include working across the wider integrated team. Access to a car in order to carry out service duties is essential.

A full induction programme will be provided.

Location: South Bedfordshire (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard)

We have posts available to work alongside the Dunstable community nursing team delivering care to people living in Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Caddington, Toddington and surrounding villages and the Leighton Buzzard Community nursing team, delivering care to people living in Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Hockliffe and the surrounding villages.

The Community Nursing Service operates between 08.00 to 21.00 hours and the working pattern will include a variety of rotational shifts which will include weekend, evening and Bank Holiday working.

We have the following posts available:

2 x Full time positions (37.5 hours per week)

2 x Part time positions (1 x 18.75 hours per week and 1 x 15 hours per week)

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• NVQ level 2 and / or significant care experience and willing to work towards NVQ Level 3
• Completed a recent Care Certificate

Experience

• Working in a Community Health or Social Care setting

Knowledge

• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Rehabilitation Skills
• Basic ability to use Microsoft packages - Word, Excel - and databases
• Able to support clients, carers and family during times of emotional distress
• Able to cope with the changing demands and unpredictable nature of the service.
• Be able to undertake frequent standing, kneeling, crouching, hoisting and other moving and handling procedures
• Regularly move and handle clients that may require moderate physical effort, in confined spaced and often unsuitable environment, using relevant practical experience, equipment and skills and enable optimum safety and best practice

Other

• Able to demonstrate personal and professional integrity
• Willing to work to meet the needs of the service (to include evenings, weekends, bank holidays)
• Be a team player and support colleagues as required
• Be able to drive around Bedfordshire in own car to travel between clients' homes and other venues
• Have a full Drivers licence
• Have a vehicle to use for work purposes
• Able to adapt to change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.