Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a community Healthcare Assistant to join the Integrated Community Team at Hoddesdon Health Centre, providing excellent patient care in home settings. Applicants should possess essential caring experience and ideally hold NVQ Level 3, demonstrating key clinical skills necessary for this Band 3 role.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training for specific procedures

High Cost Area Supplement

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 3.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to patients in their homes.
• Assist patients in personal care, hygiene, and health needs.
• Document care processes and keep appropriate records.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Patient Care

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic community Healthcare Assistant to join our Integrated Community Team based in Hoddesdon Health Centre providing excellent patient care to people in their own home. Some past experience in the caring profession is essential with NVQ 3 being desirable.

This Band 3 Healthcare Assistant post will form part of a Community Team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and rehabilitation assistants, delivering patient care in patients' homes.

Applicants will have a variety of clinical skills ranging from simple wound care to continence care and support of the dying patient, as well as excellent communication skills, with the ability to work autonomously and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Full training for specific procedures will be given.

The successful candidate will be expected to work under supervision of qualified staff within the team, and be able to prioritise own workload.

Main duties of the job

The service is provided from 8am to 10pm seven days a week; therefore working some shifts at weekends, bank holidays and covering till 10pm at night are a requirement of the job.

This position is for a full time post

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per annum (pro rata where applicable).

You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

This vacancy does NOT meet the salary threshold for sponsorship.

About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Job responsibilities

• To work within a team that provides an assessment and care service to patients with nursing/ health needs.
• To visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan. This will include aspects of personal care, hygiene, uncomplicated nursing procedures, exercise, activity and treatment programmes prescribed by therapists. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patients potential and where appropriate to support the carer.
• To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their well-being.
• To undertake administration and clerical tasks that are associated with the care process including record keeping and use of computer.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

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Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• NVQ Level 3 or willingness to work towards qualification.

Experience and Knowledge

• Practical experience in a care setting
• Understanding of the needs of elderly patients

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to use own initiative where necessary

Other requirements

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata