Health Care Assistant

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Welwyn; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service organization in Welwyn is seeking a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join its Integrated Community Team. The role involves providing care and support to patients in their homes, working alongside healthcare professionals. Candidates must have an NVQ Level III or equivalent and a valid UK driving license. This position offers a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, flexibility in working patterns, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Awareness of the needs of older people.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Awareness of rehabilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and care service to patients with nursing/health needs.
• Visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care.
• Support Hospital at Home team with blood sampling.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal English skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to communicate within a multi-discipline team

Flexible with approach to work

Education

NVQ Level III or equivalent

Job description

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our Trust is one of a new generation of community health service Trusts in the NHS. We are responsible for delivering a wide range of community health services across Hertfordshire. Our services are well established and we have built up a proud reputation for quality and excellence thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff. Our vision is to become a leading light in the provision of innovative programmes of care which maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Hertfordshire and other areas served by the Trust.

The Welwyn and Hatfield Integrated Community Team has an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join us. The post holder must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate collaborative working.

Are you a caring person who enjoys working to support people to improve their health? Do you want to work in a dynamic team that encourages staff to flourish and reach their potential? Would you like to be part of a award winning Integrated Care team.

*** Only apply if you have a full & valid driving license for the UK and a car to use for work purposes ***

Main duties of the job

Welwyn Hatfield Integrated Community Team are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive and award winning Integrated Care team. You will be working alongside our trained nursing and therapy staff assisting them in the day to day care and management of our patients to ensure they receive safe, high quality nursing care.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will work alongside our diverse team comprised of nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and technical instructors. We work to provide evidence based nursing care to patients in their own homes. Our service operates 8am - 10pm 365 days a year. We offer flexible working patterns and are happy to consider full or part time applicants.

We offer fantastic development opportunities of our staff. In Welwyn and Hatfield Integrated Community team we have countless success stories of staff who have joined as a Health Care Assistant and gone on to complete the Nursing Associate training and Registered Nurse top up. This is a brilliant way of progressing within your career with the support of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. We support our staff throughout their training, with time dedicated to training, university attendance and placements.A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS TrustYou'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staffWe put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possibleYou've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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Job responsibilities

• To work within a team that provides an assessment and care service to patients with nursing / health needs.
• To visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan. This will include aspects of personal care, hygiene, uncomplicated nursing procedures, exercise, activity and treatment programmes prescribed by therapists. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patients potential and where appropriate to support the carer.
• To support the Hospital at Home team with blood sampling
• To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their well-being.To undertake administration and clerical tasks that are associated with the care process including record keeping and use of computer.

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Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• NVQ Level III, or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Basic mathematical skills

Experience and Knowledge

• Awareness of needs of older people
• Awareness of personal care needs
• Awareness of rehabilitation skills

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal English skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to communicate when barriers to understanding exist.
• Ability to communicate within a multi discipline team
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work within a team
• Flexible with approach to work

Other requirements

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata