Health Care Assistant - Neighbourhood Nursing Service

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a committed and compassionate Health Care Assistant for their Neighbourhood Nursing Service in Barnsley. The role focuses on providing high-quality care and support to housebound patients, ensuring their health and well-being while promoting self-care and independence. Successful applicants will need excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly in a home-based care environment, supported by a qualified healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care and related procedures.
• Ability to support health and social needs effectively.
• Willingness to undertake further training and education.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to care planning and provide high standards of care.
• Develop therapeutic relationships and ensure patient safety.
• Work flexibly across planned and crisis care pathways.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Resilience

Empathy

Decision making

Teamwork

Education

GCSE A-D in Maths and English or equivalent

Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent in Health & Social Care

Job description

Go back South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Health Care Assistant - Neighbourhood Nursing Service

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Wehave an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated Band 3 Health CareAssistant to work within our Neighbourhood Nursing Service (NNS) alsosupporting Virtual Ward referrals throughout the Barnsley area.

VirtualWards enable people to be supported in their own home or place of residence, asan alternative to hospital admission or to support earlier discharge fromhospital

NNSis responsible for delivering nursing care to housebound patients, whichincludes wound management, chronic disease management, promotion of self-careand terminal/palliative care

The successful applicant will haveexperience of providing care & related procedures to those with health &social needs

If you possess excellent communication skills, have the ability to workflexibly & autonomously, this opportunity could be for you!

You will have the skills to work acrossboth our planned nursing & crisis pathways, & be expected to workacross a seven-day week shift pattern including weekends & bank holidays.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

For full job description, please see attached supportingdocuments.

Main duties of the job

You will:

Contribute to the care planning process & providehigh standards of safe & compassionate care.

Havethe flexibility & skill set to work across planned & crisis pathways,supporting patients to remain well in their own homes, or long-term place ofresidence and / or prevent hospital admission.

Develop & maintain meaningful therapeuticrelationships with people & ensure the care experienced is positive &service user safety is maintained.

Attend to service users personal care needs, which mayinvolves undertaking physical aspect e.g., moving & handling of serviceuser.

Apply your knowledge of long-term health conditions inorder to provide advice/support.

Exercise a degree of independence, under supervision,using your initiative & judgment when delivering tasks.

Participatein training/education & clinical supervision to develop skills &knowledge, apply continuous reflection on own practice.

Atthe time of advertising, this role is eligible for sponsorship under the Healthand Care Worker visa. However, sponsorship can only be offered if the proratedsalary meets the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 set by UK Visa andImmigration.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Under thesupervision/direction of registered health care professionals/associatepractitioner, within a delegated framework for agreed tasks, seek support asand when necessary, in the delivery of physical care to a defined group ofpeople.

Have the flexibility and skill set, with appropriatetraining, to work across planned and crisis pathways supporting patients toremain well in their own homes, or long-term place of residence and / orprevent hospital admission.

As part of a healthcareteam, provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care topeople that maximises their recovery and rehabilitation potential.

Develop and maintainmeaningful therapeutic relationships with people. Adopt a polite, positive andempathetic approach, communicating effectively and informatively.

Demonstrate anunderstanding of the care and treatment programmes of a designated group ofservice users to enable you to instruct, advise & guide service users,family and carers. To make the appropriate adjustments independently within ownlevel of competence and be able to communicate any changes to service users andregistered health care professionals.

Be required to concentratefor periods of time, depending upon the care intervention/care plan eg,following the observation policy, taking, recording of physical observationsetc, and responding to issues of concern appropriately. This may include areasof work requiring physical effort, with regard to risk, health & safety.

Exercise a degree ofindependence, initiative and judgement and consider different approaches whendelivering tasks. Assess situations, identify and resolve potential problems,within own levels of competence.

Ensure the careexperienced is positive and service user safety is maintained. Treat everyoneeg, service users, their relatives, visitors, colleagues etc, with respect,dignity, courtesy and in accordance with the Trusts Values.

Contribute to the careplanning process. Understand the principles underlying care planning eg,enabling the service user to reach an optimum level of functioning/independence/recovery.

Implement care withinwell-established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and establishedclinical care plans. Organise a range of activities e.g., facilitate meaningfulactivities for individuals or small groups.

Apply knowledge of longer-termhealth conditions e.g., Diabetes, Obesity, smoking cessation etc, providingadvice and support.

Undertake the physicalaspects of care e.g., moving and handling of service users. Use items ofequipment in delivering care e.g., hoists, wheelchairs etc. (as appropriate tothe role), ensuring appropriate instruction on their use has been received.

Assist in dealing withverbal/physical aggression using de-escalation techniques, this may include theneed for restraint and/or seclusion (as appropriate to the role).

Attend to the serviceusers personal care needs as required.

Participate in a flexiblerostering arrangement providing 24-hour/7-day care (as appropriate to the role).

We are aware that an increasing number of applicantsare using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job applicationforms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms isstrongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process beforeselecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI toenhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs applicationform.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge & Skills

• As appropriate to the role:
• Demonstrates excellent customer care skills.
• Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24hr shift pattern to meet the needs of service users.
• Demonstrates safe decision making skills commensurate with role.
• Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
• Resilience to pressure and exposure to emotional, distressing or hazardous situations eg, verbal aggression, body fluids, etc.
• Non-judgemental, empathetic manner.
• Demonstrates Trust Values.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good administration and organisational skills.
• Able to use observation skills to identify potential services user, environmental etc. risks and act appropriately.
• Able to fulfil the requirements of the value based induction.
• Language skills other than English.
• Experience of supervising/inducting others.

Physical Attributes

• A satisfactory sickness record over previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).

Personal Attributes

• Responsive attitude and approach.
• Dress appropriately for the environment.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

Qualifications

• GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent eg, RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Or, level 2 qualification with the ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3.
• Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement.
• Level 4 units in Health & Social Care.
• Experience of the speciality area.
• Willingness to undertake further study towards level 4 qualification.

Training

• Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
• Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.

Experience

• In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs.
• In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
• In dealing with the public.
• In working as an effective team member.
• Of demonstrating own duties.
• Ability to work effectively, professionally and independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
• Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.

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.

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust