Neighbourhood Clinical Assistant

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Leeds; Vor Ort; GBP 25.000 - 33.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous annual leave

NHS discount sites

Zusammenfassung

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Neighbourhood Clinical Assistant to join the West Leeds neighbourhood teams, delivering holistic, patient-centred care in people’s homes. You’ll work with District Nurses, Occupational Therapists and other professionals to support independence and wellbeing in the community.

The service runs 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, with various shift patterns. We offer personal development plans, training opportunities and apprenticeships to help you

Aufgaben

• As a Neighbourhood Clinical Assistant in our Neighbourhood Teams, you'll be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering holistic, person-centred care.
• You will provide patients with clinical support and undertake tasks such as administering medications, wound care, catheter care and patient observations.

Jobbeschreibung

Are you looking for a varied role where no two days are the same? Do you enjoy meeting interesting people from various walks of life on a daily basis?

If so, then why not join us as a Neighbourhood Clinical Assistant?

We are recruiting Clinical Assistants to join our Neighbourhood Teams in the West of Leeds.

Our community nursing teams deliver planned care in patients homes, helping people to remain independent and supported within their local communities.

We provide a wide range of clinical interventions, including (but not limited to):

• Safe administration of medication.
• General wound care.
• Personal cares.
• Self-Management Support.

Through our work, we enable early discharge from hospital, reduce avoidable hospital admissions, and promote patient independence and wellbeing at home.

When you join us, we will work with you to develop your own personal development plan. We are proud of our career progression, supporting you to undertake specific training and offering apprenticeships to help you develop.

The service runs 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, with various shift patterns.

For more information, you can contact Raj Sagoo Operational Team Manager on [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

As a Neighbourhood Clinical Assistant in our Neighbourhood Teams, you'll be part of a compassionate and highly skilled multidisciplinary team, working alongside District Nurses, Community Matrons, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Neighbourhood Staff Nurses, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Self-Management Facilitators to deliver truly holistic, person-centred care.

You'll also collaborate closely with our Citywide Services, including the Falls, Continence, Urology and Colorectal Care, and Palliative and End of Life Care teams, as well as GP services, ensuring the best possible coordination and continuity of care for patients across West Leeds.

You will need to assess and respond to the changing needs of the patient, working within your own limits and seeking support from the wider clinical team where appropriate.

You will provide patients with clinical support and will undertake tasks such as administering medications, undertaking wound care, catheter care and carrying out patient observations.You must have excellent communication, organisational and IT Skills.

Please Note the Following Before Applying for This Role:

1. We DO NOT provide Sponsorship for Neighbourhood Clinical Assistant Roles.

2. This role does require a Full UK Driving Licence and use of your own vehicle which is essential to this job role.

3. These roles are full time permanent, for 37.5 hours.

Adverts will close early where the maximum numbers of applicants are reached.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job:

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work:

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.
• Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.