Integrated Care Assistant

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust in Goodmayes is seeking Integrated Care Assistants to support inpatient nurses in Meadow Court. Roles can be full-time or part-time, working under a registered nurse to deliver high-quality care to rehabilitation patients.

You will develop delegated tasks, maintain records, follow Trust policies, and engage with the MDT to promote patient independence. A probationary period applies; NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or Care Certificate is required, with commitment to

Qualifications

• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or Care Certificate required.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Administer holistic care to rehabilitation inpatients and report changes in patient care needs.
• Organise and prioritise own delegated workload and maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to high-quality nursing service provision within the MDT.

Skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care / Care Certificate

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity, in Meadow Court, Goodmayes Hospital, has arisen for dynamic, innovative and motivated full-time and part time Integrated Care Assistants (ICA's). The role involves supporting the Inpatient nurses to provide a high standard of nursing care for rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a registered nurse and will develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks independently. They will also assume responsibility for their workload ensuring that they adhere to North East London Foundation Trusts policies and Local policies.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity, in Meadow Court, Goodmayes Hospital, has arisen for dynamic, innovative and motivated full-time and part time Integrated Care Assistants (ICA's). The role involves supporting the Inpatient nurses to provide a high standard of nursing care for rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a registered nurse and will develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks independently. They will also assume responsibility for their workload ensuring that they adhere to North East London Foundation Trusts policies and Local policies.

Main duties of the job

You will administer holistic care to patients in the rehabilitation inpatient setting, identifying and reporting any changes in patient care needs to the nursing staff. The post holder will work as a member of the integrated health and social care team to ensure high quality nursing service provision.

You will demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and ability to work as a team member as well as using your own initiative. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills. Post holders must have an NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care / Care certificate and demonstrate a commitment to further learning and development.

NELFT has a multicultural and ethnically diverse population which offers a high spectrum of health care challenges which can be both complex and rewarding. We are committed to providing a culture of continuous learning (internal and external training), which actively supports the professional and personal development of our staff.

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own delegated workload.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
• To plan and organise own delegated work.
• To identify and report any changes in patient care needs or changes in physical or emotional well-being to the MDT leads.
• To maintain accurate records-record new problems as they are identified and report all actions taken to the MDT.
• To act as the patient’s advocate and, by providing information and support, facilitate the patients own choices with regard to personal care, promoting independence and self-care as appropriate.
• To be skilled in communication, establishing and maintaining good relationship with patients, cars, members of the MDT.
• To maintain, update and develop personal, professional knowledge and skills achieving high standards of patient care at all times.
• To undertake specific nursing and therapy tasks following completion of theoretical training acquisition of competency.
• To maintain confidentiality in all dealings with patients and their records.
• To offer support and to teach patients, relatives and other carer’s appropriate skills, imparting knowledge to promote positive health.
• To have knowledge of and be able to effectively use available resources.
• To participate in the support of student nurses and new staff in the locality.
• To undertake training, this will lead to new skills being developed, in order to develop.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They Are

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,1371 - per annum, pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

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