Job summary
Vida Healthcare are looking for a compassionate and hardworking person to join
our Community Support team, formally known as our ABC team.
The ABC team provide
fantastic community support focussing on the elderly population, dementia and
frail. It is a very rewarding job giving
you the opportunity to make someone's life better or support them when they
need it the most.
The role requires someone
who is dynamic, compassionate and vigilant.
The role covers the social and clinical elements and communication is
key.
It involves
networking and working with other clinical and social professionals. This role will include clinics at the surgery and home visits; thus,
travel is essential. You will be responsible for your own mode of transport for
this role.
Main duties of the job
These are patients who are housebound, and who can't
attend the surgery, plus the huge amount in the middle who are really
struggling. These patients need help and support to maintain their independence
safely at home. The Community Support Team are vital
communication for these patients and their families.
The main centre of the role is memory assessments; dementia
reviews and working with GPs to ensure patients and their family have access to
both social and medical support.
About us
If
you are conscientious with a strong team-working ethic, then we could have the
ideal role for you.
Our teams are
at the heart of our organisation. We pride ourselves on our impeccable
standards of patient care and in order to maintain this it is essential that we
employdriven team players with strong caring qualities, dedication and
extremely high standards in everythingthey do.
Vida
Healthcare is one of Norfolks largest and most successful General Practices,
working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care.
Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a
work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a
difference.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties will include:
75- and
85-year-old health checks
GPCOG memory assessments
Dementia reviews
Falls referral acceptances
Continence referrals
Handling
requests from clinicians
Assistance with
organising planning care packages
Understanding
peoples needs
Listening to
patients
Assessing needs
for referring on to others
Working closely
with GPs and cliniciians to report areas of concern
Phlebotomy -
including back of hand
BP checks
Diabetic foot
checks
Health checks
Urine testing
ECGs
SHCA reviews
Additional duties
You
will be representing Vida in the community. This includes, but is not limited
to, referring the patient for:
Respite
Social Care
Benefits
Medicine support referrals
Chiropody appts
Meals on wheels
Help for carers
Advice re care line
Grab rail and home adaptions
Collecting next of kin details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties will include:
75- and
85-year-old health checks
GPCOG memory assessments
Dementia reviews
Falls referral acceptances
Continence referrals
Handling
requests from clinicians
Assistance with
organising planning care packages
Understanding
peoples needs
Listening to
patients
Assessing needs
for referring on to others
Working closely
with GPs and cliniciians to report areas of concern
Phlebotomy -
including back of hand
BP checks
Diabetic foot
checks
Health checks
Urine testing
ECGs
SHCA reviews
Additional duties
You
will be representing Vida in the community. This includes, but is not limited
to, referring the patient for:
Respite
Social Care
Benefits
Medicine support referrals
Chiropody appts
Meals on wheels
Help for carers
Advice re care line
Grab rail and home adaptions
Collecting next of kin details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level, with English being one of those GCSE passed, or two years working experience.
- Previous computer training and experience
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Excellent organisational, time management, communication skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work with highly confidential information.
Desirable
- Previous social training background or healthcare assistant background
- Previous experience using SystmOne
- Entry level knowledge of emails and microsoft products.
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level, with English being one of those GCSE passed, or two years working experience.
- Previous computer training and experience
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Excellent organisational, time management, communication skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work with highly confidential information.
Desirable
- Previous social training background or healthcare assistant background
- Previous experience using SystmOne
- Entry level knowledge of emails and microsoft products.
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
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.
