Healthcare Assistant

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accredited living wage employer

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is seeking aHealth Care Assistant to support the Continence Team across Northamptonshire. You will work with patients, carers and other health professionals to promote dignity and independence, travelling county-wide with a full UK driving licence and own car.

Experience as a Health Care Assistant (Band 2/3) is valued; you will perform basic clinical tasks, assist with continence products, maintain electronic records, and develop continence skills

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant (Band 2 or 3)
• A caring, patient-focused approach and excellent communication skills
• Confidence working independently in community settings after training
• Willingness to develop enhanced skills in continence care
• Ability to travel throughout Northamptonshire

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of continence assessments and personalised care plans
• Carrying out basic clinical tasks in line with competency frameworks
• Providing education, advice, and reassurance to patients and carers
• Assisting with continence product provision and reviews
• Maintaining accurate electronic patient records
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Job description

As a key member of our Continence Team, you will support Specialist Nurses in delivering high-quality, person-centred continence care to adults across Northamptonshire. You'll work closely with patients, carers, and other health professionals to promote dignity, wellbeing, and independence. This is a rewarding opportunity to build specialist knowledge, enhance clinical skills, and contribute to improving the quality of life for people with bladder and bowel conditions. As this role is county-wide, you will need to have a full UK driving licence along with use of a car.,

• Supporting the delivery of continence assessments and personalised care plans
• Carrying out basic clinical tasks in line with competency frameworks
• Providing education, advice, and reassurance to patients and carers
• Assisting with continence product provision and reviews
• Maintaining accurate electronic patient records
• Working collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary team
  Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant (Band 2 or 3)
• A caring, patient-focused approach and excellent communication skills
• Confidence working independently in community settings after training
• Willingness to develop enhanced skills in continence care
• Ability to travel throughout Northamptonshire
  NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
• NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce. At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer. We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.