Out of Hours Health Care Assistant

Sirona care & health CIC; Congresbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirona care & health CIC is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for the Out of Hours service across the BNSSG area. The role involves delivering a range of health and social care activities in adults’ homes or care settings, with support from a clear competency framework.

You will work to ensure safe, patient-centred care in the community, including night and drop-in visits, with opportunities for professional growth within the NHS system.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
• Full driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance).

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of delegated clinical and therapy led activities to support the patients on the Out of Hours caseload.
• To provide safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based clinical activities in the community setting
• Work within the Out of Hours service to deliver a full range of health and social care activities, both waking night or drop in visits, acute and long term, supported by a robust competency framework to support adults within their own home and other settings.

Skills

Autonomy

Communication

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

Full driving licence

Job description

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you a healthcare assistant looking for a working pattern that fits around your busy schedule? Then the Out of Hours Service is just for you!

The service you'll be a part of provides a range of urgent care and long term conditions management health care interventions for service users registered with GPs across BNSSG.

You will deliver a full range of health and social care activities - acute and long term, all while being supported by a robust competency framework to support adults within their own home and other settings.

Within our service, the teams provide a full range of nursing and therapy support skills to prevent admission to hospital. You will work to support people to remain safe, well and as independent as possible in their own homes or care homes.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake a range of delegated clinical and therapy led activities to support the patients on the Out of Hours caseload.
• To provide safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based clinical activities in the community setting
• Work within the Out of Hours service to deliver a full range of health and social care activities, both waking night or drop in visits, acute and long term, supported by a robust competency framework to support adults within their own home and other settings.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adults and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
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Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent or willingness to work towards
• Full driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance)

Skills and Experience

• Able to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post
• Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMISExcellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and persuasive skills where necessary
• An understanding of team dynamics, including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why
• Recent relevant experience within the community setting
• Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.