Healthcare Assistant

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for urgent care and community-based support roles within its Urgent Care Services team. The role focuses on delivering short-term health, therapy and care support to people across the community, working alongside Nurses, Therapists and other healthcare professionals to help patients remain independent at home.

You will undertake delegated clinical activities, monitor health needs, support rehabilitation, and assist with daily living to

Qualifications

• Compassionate, motivated and committed to providing high-quality patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake delegated clinical activities such as baseline observations, glucose monitoring, urinalysis, wound care, equipment provision and falls prevention interventions, following competency-based training.
• Support patients to increase independence with everyday activities and, where appropriate, assist with delivering individual and group-based therapeutic interventions.
• Work under the guidance of Nurses and Therapists to deliver elements of prescribed care packages and contribute to ongoing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Job description

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Are you passionate about helping people remain independent in their own homes and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As part of our Urgent Care Services team, you will play a vital role in providing short-term health, therapy and care support to people across the community. Working alongside Nurses, Therapists and other healthcare professionals, you will help deliver personalised care to patients who are acutely unwell, recovering from illness or injury, or transitioning home following a hospital stay.

This rewarding role offers a diverse workload where you will support individuals to achieve their goals, regain confidence and maximise their independence. From monitoring health needs and supporting rehabilitation programmes to assisting with activities of daily living, you will make a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and their families every day. If you enjoy building relationships, problem solving and seeing the positive impact of your care, you'll thrive in this dynamic and supportive team.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop and utilise a wide range of clinical and rehabilitation skills as part of a multi-professional team. Working under the guidance of Nurses and Therapists, you will deliver elements of prescribed care packages while contributing to the ongoing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Your role will include undertaking delegated clinical activities such as baseline observations, glucose monitoring, urinalysis, wound care, equipment provision and falls prevention interventions, following competency-based training. You will also support patients to increase their independence with everyday activities and, where appropriate, assist with delivering individual and group-based therapeutic interventions.

We're looking for someone who is compassionate, motivated and committed to providing high-quality patient-centred care. In return, you'll gain valuable experience across a broad range of clinical settings, work alongside experienced professionals and be part of a service that helps people stay safely at home, recover well and achieve the best possible outcomes.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Renee Dunford Job title: Business Support Manager Email address: [e-mail]