Out of Hours Health Care Assistant

Sirona care & health CIC

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Job summary

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 aligned the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across BNSSG.

You will deliver a full range of health and social care activities - both waking night or drop in visits, 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 and Night Sitting 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.

About us

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 Adult's 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.

Date posted

16 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-6879815-SL

Job locations

Withywood Centre,

Queens Road

Bishopsworth

BS138QA

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Person Specification

application form

Essential

oAn understanding of team dynamics, including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.

Desirable

oRecent relevant experience within the community setting

interview

Essential

oAble to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post
oAble to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS
oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and persuasive skills where necessary
oNVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent or willingness to work towards
oFull driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance)

Desirable

oRecent relevant experience within the community setting
oExperience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.

Person Specification

application form

Essential

oAn understanding of team dynamics, including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.

Desirable

oRecent relevant experience within the community setting

interview

Essential

oAble to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post
oAble to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS
oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and persuasive skills where necessary
oNVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent or willingness to work towards
oFull driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance)

Desirable

oRecent relevant experience within the community setting
oExperience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.

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.