Healthcare Assistant

Shropshire Community Health Nhs Trust; Dawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Dawley is seeking a Community Healthcare Assistant to provide clinical care for patients in their homes. Applicants should be motivated, possess good communication skills, and be passionate about caring for others. The role involves managing clinical tasks under supervision and participating in development programs. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Motivated individual with a passion for care.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to undertake in-house development programs.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in their homes and provide clinical care.
• Organise and deliver clinical support work.
• Manage clinical risk within delegated patient caseload.

Skills

Good communication skills

Passion for caring for patients

Job description

Role Overview

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts, applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here. The South Telford Community Teams have a vacancy for a Community Healthcare Assistant (HCA).

Under the supervision and support from the team you will be required to visit patients in their own homes and provide clinical care. We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with good communication skills and a passion for caring for patients in their own homes. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake our in-house development program for extended skills which will involve insulin administration, injections and wound care. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Responsibilities & Expectations

• Promotes a 'can do' attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive administrative and operational service within a community setting which delivers best practice.
• Able to implement interventions, liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the service user.
• To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision.
• To manage clinical risk within delegated patient caseload, referring to the supervising clinician for support and supervision.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff. Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.