Urgent Community Care Assistant: Home-Based Palliative Care
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
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Job summary
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant for the Urgent Community Response team. The role involves providing compassionate personal care, meal preparation and medication support, wound care and exercise prompts, and assisting with equipment in patients' homes.
You will work within the Urgent Community Response nursing and therapy team, with regular supervision and opportunities for professional development.
Qualifications
- Provide personal care and support for patients in their own homes.
- Assist with wound care and injections as directed by clinicians.
- Support palliative and end-of-life care to maintain quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to care pathways for long-term conditions and rehabilitation.
- Help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions through timely home-based care.
- Support early discharge and seamless collaboration with health professionals and agencies.
Skills
Job description
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant for the Urgent Community Response team. The role involves providing compassionate personal care, meal preparation and medication support, wound care and exercise prompts, and assisting with equipment in patients' homes.
You will work within the Urgent Community Response nursing and therapy team, with regular supervision and opportunities for professional development.
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