Healthcare Assistant

Wessex LMCs Ltd.; Christchurch; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Stour Surgery in Christchurch, Dorset, is seeking an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant with a special interest in dementia and frailty to join the Stour Community Outreach Team (SCOT). You will support housebound and frail patients to stay safe, well and independent at home.

As part of SCOT, you will conduct health assessments, frailty assessments, take observations, and assist with blood tests and care planning, while collaborating with GPs, nurses and other professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant.
• Interest in frailty and dementia; training provided.
• Ability to work independently in patients' homes.
• Good clinical assessment and communication skills.
• Understanding safeguarding and person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake annual reviews and health assessments for frail patients.
• Complete frailty assessments and support personalised care planning.
• Take and record clinical observations.
• Undertake blood tests for housebound patients.
• Support dementia and frailty care with patients and carers.
• Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns.
• Coordinate care and liaise with GPs, Nurses and community teams.
• Provide health promotion and preventative care.
• Collaborate with the wider practice team to improve outcomes.

Skills

Compassionate care

Frailty focused care

Dementia awareness

Independent in home visits

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Safeguarding awareness

Team player

Blood sampling

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Healthcare Assistant with a special interest in dementia and frailty to join our friendly team at Stour Surgery.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Stour Community Outreach Team (SCOT). The Healthcare Assistant will play an important role in supporting some of our most vulnerable patients to remain safe, well and independent in their own home.

About the role

Working as part of SCOT, you will provide a mixture of planned and proactive care to our housebound and frail patients. This role will include:

• Undertaking annual reviews and health assessments for patients with frail and long-term conditions
• Completing frailty assessments and supporting personalised care planning
• Taking and recording clinical observations
• Undertaking blood tests for housebound patients
• Supporting dementia and frailty care, including working with patients, families and carers
• Identifying and escalating safeguarding concerns
• Identifying changes in patients’ health, wellbeing or social circumstances and escalating concerns appropriately
• Supporting care coordination and liaising with GPs, Nurses, community teams and other professionals
• Providing health promotion and preventative care
• Working collaboratively with the wider practice team to improve outcomes for our most vulnerable patients.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an experienced, confident and compassionate Healthcare Assistant
• Has a genuine interest in frailty and dementia (training can be provided)
• Can work confidently and independently in patients’ homes
• Has good clinical assessment and communication skills
• Understands the importance of safeguarding and person-centred care
• Is organised, pro-active and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Is keen to develop their skills and contribute to ideas to the continued development of SCOT
• Is competent and confident in taking blood samples

About Stour Surgery

Stour Surgery is a well-established, friendly GP practice based in Christchurch, Dorset serving over 10,500 patients. We are proud to provide a high standard of patient-centred care to our local community and are committed to delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare services.

We have a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to support one another and provide the best possible service for our patients. As a practice, we value teamwork, professionalism, kindness and continuous improvement, and we encourage staff at every level to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

If you are passionate about supporting older people and would like to be a part of a team that takes a proactive approach to frailty and dementia care, we would love to hear from you.

Hours: Part-time hours – days negotiable

Pay: Depending on experience