Job summary
Come and join our community healthcare team who provide support for patients when leaving hospital that require short term care and rehabilitation. The service will provide re-enablement and care support for patients and their families over seven days a week.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Macmillan home care team, District Nurses, locality coordinators, discharge teams and will closely link with community therapy services to promote functional independence and rehabilitation for short term care and support needs. There may be occasions of cross cover dependent on service demands.
Access to a vehicle with business insurance is essential for this community-based role.
At NLaG we do not require you to have any formal qualifications as you will be supported to achieve these once in post. What we require is enthusiasm to learn, a desire to help safely care for our patients and that you align with our values of Kindness, Courage and Respect.
Our Senior Healthcare Assistant (SHCA) roles are focused on ensuring that high quality patient centred care is delivered in a safe clinical environment.
We are committed to developing our staff through training and education, supporting you to learn new skills. We have a dedicated Practice Development team focused on ensuring our staff have the right skills to care for our patients, this includes a weeklong induction for new starters where clinical skills are taught and practiced preparing you for your new role.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve assisting with patient's personal care and support needs up to 4 visits a day over 7-days a week.
The role will involve caring for patients who have recently been discharged from hospital and are returning home with a change in care and support needs. With compassion, the successful applicant will be expected to nurture independence where ever possible to promote improved quality of life.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain the highest possible standards of compassionate and professional patient centred care with particular attention to privacy and dignity.
- Assist patients with personal care, hygiene and sanitary needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- Assist in meeting patients' nutritional needs, including non-oral nutritional and fluid intake. Ensure that patients who require assistance at mealtimes have an appropriately coloured tray to identify they need help and are assisted with eating and drinking.
- Where identified in the plan of care, ensure that food and fluid intake and output are accurately documented on appropriate patient charts
About us
We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
"We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers".
Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assist in skin and pressure area care to prevent pressure ulcers developing. Under the supervision of registered nurses, ensure patients are helped to move position to prevent discomfort and / or pressure ulcers developing.
- Assist patients with safe mobilisation according to their plan of care and where appropriate seek help from other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Utilise appropriate moving and handling equipment to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves.
- Assist in supporting rehabilitation and therapeutic activities for patients as appropriate.
- Assist registered nursing staff in the taking and recording of vital signs as per the patients plan of care.
- Communicate any changes in the patients condition to the nurse / midwife in charge.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are dedicated to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assist in skin and pressure area care to prevent pressure ulcers developing. Under the supervision of registered nurses, ensure patients are helped to move position to prevent discomfort and / or pressure ulcers developing.
- Assist patients with safe mobilisation according to their plan of care and where appropriate seek help from other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Utilise appropriate moving and handling equipment to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves.
- Assist in supporting rehabilitation and therapeutic activities for patients as appropriate.
- Assist registered nursing staff in the taking and recording of vital signs as per the patients plan of care.
- Communicate any changes in the patients condition to the nurse / midwife in charge.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are dedicated to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Understanding the needs of a care setting
- Has a sound understanding of the needs for confidentiality
- Confident people skills
- An NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or a commitment to undertaking and successfully completing available training and education once in post and within an agreed timeframe.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a care setting or transferable skills, demonstrable keenness and passion for the role
- Working in a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Understanding the needs of a care setting
- Has a sound understanding of the needs for confidentiality
- Confident people skills
- An NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or a commitment to undertaking and successfully completing available training and education once in post and within an agreed timeframe.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a care setting or transferable skills, demonstrable keenness and passion for the role
- Working in a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
