Healthcare Assistant - Surrey Downs H&C

Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership; Epsom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare partnership in Epsom is seeking a dedicated nursing professional to provide holistic care and support to patients at home. The role involves coordinating specialist care, undertaking diagnostic tests, and performing clinical interventions under the guidance of registered nurses. Successful candidates must possess a valid UK driving license and have access to a vehicle for home visits. Join us to enhance patient care within our community-focused service.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle for work.
• Experience in administering diagnostic tests.
• Ability to perform clinical interventions as delegated.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and participate in specialist care under supervision.
• Undertake diagnostic tests on request.
• Deliver care by visiting patients' homes.

Skills

Holistic nursing care

Wound care

Phlebotomy

Chronic disease monitoring

Ability to drive

Job description

Surrey Downs Health & Care

To work within the Community Integrated Service to support and assist in the provision of holistic nursing care and support to patients, their families, and carers.

Please note all applicants are require to have a valid licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle for work purpose. As this post holder is required to drive between patients homes to deliver care.

• Coordinate and participate in specialist care e.g. wound care, Doppler testing, phlebotomy, bladder screening and clinical activities, under the supervision and guidance of Registered Nurses
• Undertake diagnostic tests on request of District Nurses, Community Matron or GP’s e.g. for chronic disease monitoring programmes. This may include home visiting or responsibility for coordinating repeat or regular testing for residents in residential homes
• Undertake clinical interventions as delegated by a senior team member

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual.

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Contact details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marie O'Connor Job title: Banstead PCN Operational manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07918477989