Healthcare Assistant

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Reading; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health services provider is seeking a Community Health Care Assistant in Reading. The role involves providing care to housebound patients, maintaining patient records, and working with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should have excellent communication skills, a driving license, and access to a car. The position offers flexible working options, generous annual leave, and opportunities for development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at popular retailers

Supportive staff networks

Free parking

Qualifications

• Driving license and access to a car required.
• Calm approach and ability to work within a busy team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard individual patient care with nursing staff.
• Maintain detailed, accurate, and confidential patient records.
• Prioritise work and refer patients to other agencies as necessary.
• Provide clinical advice and support to other staff and patients.
• Work one-to-one with adult patients in their homes.

Skills

People skills

Listening and communication skills

Ability to prioritise

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the Community Nursing Teams in Reading based at 7-9 Cremyll Road, Reading, RG1 8NQ. You will be working in the role of Community Health Care Assistant, an important part of the ever-evolving Community Nursing service.

The core hours of the service are 08.30-19.00 Monday- Friday; however, the hours are negotiable. You will be responsible for providing care to housebound patients. The role of the Health care assistant is a vital role to support the ongoing work of the Community Nurses and Community Nursing Sister/District Nurse.

The staff work closely with members of wider multi-disciplinary teams, including the local Palliative Care team, Community Matrons, Social Care Coordinators, and Specialist Nurses. Clinical skills required for this post would include venepuncture, basic wound management, and continence assessment skills. Full training is available within the Trust for the successful applicant, and there is the opportunity to attend training to extend the role to the administration of certain injectable medication.

Responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the nursing staff to provide a high standard in individual patient care.
• Maintaining detailed, accurate, and confidential patient records, adhering to Trust policies.
• Able to prioritise work using time appropriately, referring patients to other agencies as necessary.
• Part of an effective supportive team, working together to provide clinical advice and support to other staff and patients.
• As a community healthcare assistant, you'll work one-to-one with adult patients in their own homes and in local neighbourhoods - where people prefer to be treated for many conditions and diseases.
• You will have the opportunity to build ongoing relationships that benefit patients, families, and the different professionals involved in cases.

Requirements:

• People skills to work effectively with colleagues and patients - with excellent listening and communication skills.
• A driving license and access to a car.
• Calm approach and ability to prioritise and work within a busy team.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority.
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell.
• Generous NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities.
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles.
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services.
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants.
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment, and armed forces community to support equality.
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites.