Heart Failure Team Health Support worker | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in London is seeking a team member to support the ACERS Heart Failure and Rapid Diuresis service. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, providing care to patients in their homes and community settings. Responsibilities include implementing care needs and ensuring effective communication with healthcare professionals. This role offers opportunities in a respected organization committed to staff development and community health.

Responsibilities

• Support the ACERS Heart Failure and Rapid Diuresis service with care delivery.
• Practice within a multidisciplinary team providing patient care.
• Implement and monitor care needs under supervision.
• Take responsibility when delivering delegated clinical care.
• Provide excellent communication skills with patients and MDT members.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the ACERS Heart Failure and Rapid Diuresis Response/Virtual Ward service with the delivery of care and administrative processes.


• The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to patients within their own home and community settings.


• Implementing and monitoring their care needs under the supervision or registered nurses.


• The post holder will take responsibility of their own actions when delivering delegated clinical care, maintaining competency and skill in line with the role requirement.


• The post holder will provide excellent communication skills with patients, relatives and other MDT members.


• Work closely with the team clinicians to efficiently process new referrals, enquiries, and collate information.


• Support the ACERS Heart Failure service with maintaining effective administrative processes.


• The post holder will be required to work across multiple sites.


• Undertakes delegated clinical / technical tasks following competency assessment (i.e. phlebotomy, ECG recording).


• To undertake delegated clinical observations including vital signs, blood sugar, skin integrity assessment.


• To identify changes in patients’ condition and, within their capabilities, recognize where significant changes in the care plan are required and report back to senior clinicians in a prompt and timely manner.

About Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard\'s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Application information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025