Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arose for a healthcare assistant to join the Continence Nursing Team. We are a friendly, small team working across the East Coast community Healthcare area and your base will be at Kirkley Mill Health Centre.
The successful candidate will be motivated, caring, have good communication skills and have a keen interest in continence care. A level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social Care and evidence of working in the sector is essential. Further role specific training will be offered to the successful candidate.
The Continence Team promotes continence, assesses assessed patients with continence issues, advises on treatment and management options. Your role will be key to supporting this.
Patients are seen in the clinic setting, in the community and in care homes. You will be expected to liaise closely with carers and other health professionals. The team also delivers education and so candidates must be prepared to take part in this.
A full induction programme will be designed with the successful individual and you will be well supported in your new role.
Please contact Helen Notley - Continence Specialist Nurse (Helen.Notley@ecchcic.nhs.uk ) on 07887803795 if you have any queries.
Main duties of the job
Support the continence team to provide continence promotion, treatment strategies and management options to patients with continence problems. This will be delivered through carrying out continence reassessments in the community, care home, clinic and community hospital setting.
Develop and maintain close links with other professionals.
Support providing education to others regarding continence care. This will be achieved through clinical practice, delivering teaching and providing advice and support.
About us
ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.
We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.
At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
The Continence Team is a small friendly team of 8 nurses and healthcare assistants. We have a passion for continence care and want to improve the lives of the patients we meet. We are part of a wider continence network; meeting regularly with the urology nurses, continence physios, children's continence nurses and urology/urogynae consultants.
Please note:
Under current UK immigration rules, this role does not meet the eligibility
requirements for sponsorship under either the Health and Care Worker visa or
the Skilled Worker visa routes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PROFESSIONAL ROLE
Support the continence nursing team to provide
continence advice and support to patients, their carers/relatives and other
health care professionals.
Support care as planned taking into account own
competencies.
Review the effectiveness of advice given and where
appropriate initiate any action that may be required.
Carry out continence reassessments, promotion and
management within care homes and in the community setting.
Promote confidence in the patient by acting
appropriately to the organisations standards of appearance, behaviour and
attitude.
Work in a team with nurses medical, Social Service
colleagues, AHPs and other agencies.
Safeguard the confidentiality of all information in
line with organisational policies.
Support and participate in clinical audit.
ORGANISATIONAL ROLE
Maintain effective liaison with the continence team,
and other health care professionals.
Comply with the provisions of the Organisations
policies on Health and Safety at work and risk assessment. Reporting hazards within the working
environment and completing DATIX documentation as necessary, in accordance with
the Organisations policies
Maintain all items of equipment issued to assist in
the care of patients including uniform and car in a clean and tidy condition,
reporting faults and deficiencies promptly and ensuring that repairs are
carried out.
Ensure the accurate completion of records, care plans
and patient registers within agreed Organisational standards.
Submit all personal claim forms.
EDUCATIONAL ROLE
Demonstrate a positive attitude to education and
participate in continuing professional development in accordance with the
organisations policy.
Act as a role model for health care professionals and
students/learners providing advice and support.
Participate in teaching in the clinical setting and
group teaching.
Participate in staff induction programme.
Participate in multi-agency work/training.
Initiate and maintain resource files using
evidence-based information.
Attend in-service training courses and study sessions
as required.
To participate in the training of learners by
demonstrating procedures
Taking part in clinical supervision sessions.
All roles
within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our
Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to
patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff
should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that we
can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning our Values are our Signature
Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a
strong culture. Our four Signature
Behaviours are: Compassion
- We Listen, We Learn,
We Lead| Action - My
Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect
Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PROFESSIONAL ROLE
Support the continence nursing team to provide
continence advice and support to patients, their carers/relatives and other
health care professionals.
Support care as planned taking into account own
competencies.
Review the effectiveness of advice given and where
appropriate initiate any action that may be required.
Carry out continence reassessments, promotion and
management within care homes and in the community setting.
Promote confidence in the patient by acting
appropriately to the organisations standards of appearance, behaviour and
attitude.
Work in a team with nurses medical, Social Service
colleagues, AHPs and other agencies.
Safeguard the confidentiality of all information in
line with organisational policies.
Support and participate in clinical audit.
ORGANISATIONAL ROLE
Maintain effective liaison with the continence team,
and other health care professionals.
Comply with the provisions of the Organisations
policies on Health and Safety at work and risk assessment. Reporting hazards within the working
environment and completing DATIX documentation as necessary, in accordance with
the Organisations policies
Maintain all items of equipment issued to assist in
the care of patients including uniform and car in a clean and tidy condition,
reporting faults and deficiencies promptly and ensuring that repairs are
carried out.
Ensure the accurate completion of records, care plans
and patient registers within agreed Organisational standards.
Submit all personal claim forms.
EDUCATIONAL ROLE
Demonstrate a positive attitude to education and
participate in continuing professional development in accordance with the
organisations policy.
Act as a role model for health care professionals and
students/learners providing advice and support.
Participate in teaching in the clinical setting and
group teaching.
Participate in staff induction programme.
Participate in multi-agency work/training.
Initiate and maintain resource files using
evidence-based information.
Attend in-service training courses and study sessions
as required.
To participate in the training of learners by
demonstrating procedures
Taking part in clinical supervision sessions.
All roles
within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our
Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to
patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff
should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that we
can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning our Values are our Signature
Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a
strong culture. Our four Signature
Behaviours are: Compassion
- We Listen, We Learn,
We Lead| Action - My
Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect
Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible.
- Dependable.
- Motivated.
- Ability to work with a small team.
- Keen interest in continence nursing.
- Able to use own initiative.
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with people with continence problems.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good time management.
- Eagerness to put forward new ideas.
- Willingness to undertake group teaching
- Evidence of good IT skills.
- Good report writing skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ or BTECH level 3 in Health and Social Care
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant course attendance or experience i.e. Continence Link Care, attended Continence Study Day.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible.
- Dependable.
- Motivated.
- Ability to work with a small team.
- Keen interest in continence nursing.
- Able to use own initiative.
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with people with continence problems.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good time management.
- Eagerness to put forward new ideas.
- Willingness to undertake group teaching
- Evidence of good IT skills.
- Good report writing skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ or BTECH level 3 in Health and Social Care
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant course attendance or experience i.e. Continence Link Care, attended Continence Study Day.
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.
