Health Care Assistant - Community

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Leicester; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free Parking

Competitive mileage rates

No night shifts

Supervision

Induction and training

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking dedicated staff to join our Community Nursing Teams across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. You will deliver a wide range of care activities under a Registered Nurse, and be supported by induction, supervision, and a buddy system.

A car and UK driving license are essential for travel between bases. Flexible shift patterns are available in line with service needs.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Maths and English or equivalent.
• Level 3 Care or equivalent.
• Car and UK driving licence are essential for work use.

Responsabilités

• Provide clinical care delegated by a Registered Nurse, including wounds/leg ulcers management, medicines administration and catheter care.
• Provide personal care for patients.
• Work with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Support patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.
• Promote self-care and independence.
• Report changes in patient condition to the registered practitioner.

Formation

Level 2 Maths and English

Level 3 Care or equivalent

Description du poste

You will work closely with a team of registered community nurses, led by a District Nurse to deliver a wide range of care activities as detailed below., This advert is for multiple bases across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and from time to time additional vacancies may become available and therefore if you are interested in working in Community Nursing I would encourage you to apply as positions in other locations may become available.

Main duties of the job:

• Providing clinical care delegated to you by a Registered Nurse, this includes, but is not limited to: management of wounds and leg ulcers, administration of medicines and catheter care.
• Providing personal care for patients.
• Working with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.
• Promoting self-care and independence.
• To recognise and report changes in the patients condition, and any issues in respect of their health and management of care to the registered practitioner.

We would offer you:

• Meaningful clinical and managerial supervision.
• Full induction and training. You would be supernumerary for a period of time and assigned a buddy to support you into the role.
• Clear pathways and opportunities for career development for those who have a desire to progress.
• Free Parking in all of our bases.
• Competitive mileage rates.
• No night shifts.

It is an essential requirement that you have a car for work use and have a UK driving licence.

We have an an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic individuals to join our Community Nursing Teams.

If you are passionate about providing quality, compassionate care to people in their own homes and you can drive and have access to a car that you can use for work, this is the job for you!

You will be part of a compassionate, forward thinking team working in one of the community nursing hubs., Level 2 qualification in functional skills Maths and English or equivalent qualification.

• Level 3 qualification in Care or equivalent relevant experience.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied

Core service hours are between 8am and 6pm and you will be required to work weekends on a rota basis. As a flexible employer, we have a variety of shifts covering these hours. We believe in a positive work life balance and are open to discussing hours and patterns of work on an individual basis.