Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

HealthCare Assistant /Therapy Assistant Islington Urgent Response

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Job summary

The post holder will work in the Islington Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (RRVW) team which is part of the wider multi-agency Islington Urgent Care Response service which supports hospital discharges and admission avoidance.

RRVW is co-located and integrated with therapy and adult social services colleagues and aims to respond to patient referrals in the community within 2 hours to prevent admission to hospital.

The post holder will primarily be working in Islington borough but may be required to see patients in other NCL boroughs.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of programmes of care in partnership with patients/carers in their own homes
Identify changes in patients conditions and, within their capabilities, recognise where significant changes in the care plan are required and report these back to the senior nurse on duty in a prompt and timely manner.
Liaise effectively with other nursing and multi professional team members within the scope of the health care Assistant role and report back to the nurse in charge.
Provide administrative support to the team.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,039 to £31,088 a year pro-rata per annum including HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3149

Job locations

Hornsey Rise Health Centre

London

N19 3YU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate a high standard of care within Whittington Health and national quality assurance frameworks.
Always adhere to Whittington Health/UCLH policies and procedures.
Organise own workload and establish priorities (and that of other unregistered nurses where appropriate). In collaboration with line manager/nurse in charge
Liaise effectively with members the wider multidisciplinary team within the scope of the Health care Assistant role, reporting back to the nurse in charge as appropriate.
Initiate onwards referrals to other agencies, including Social Services, where appropriate
Participate in the orientation of new staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate a high standard of care within Whittington Health and national quality assurance frameworks.
Always adhere to Whittington Health/UCLH policies and procedures.
Organise own workload and establish priorities (and that of other unregistered nurses where appropriate). In collaboration with line manager/nurse in charge
Liaise effectively with members the wider multidisciplinary team within the scope of the Health care Assistant role, reporting back to the nurse in charge as appropriate.
Initiate onwards referrals to other agencies, including Social Services, where appropriate
Participate in the orientation of new staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent experience
Previous work experience relevant to the post in the statutory or voluntary sector

Skills

Essential

Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.
Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.

Knowledge

Essential

Minimum 1 years experience in caring for patients or clients
Demonstrates and understanding of some of the challenges of working with patients with long term and acute conditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent experience
Previous work experience relevant to the post in the statutory or voluntary sector

Skills

Essential

Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.
Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.

Knowledge

Essential

Minimum 1 years experience in caring for patients or clients
Demonstrates and understanding of some of the challenges of working with patients with long term and acute conditions

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Hornsey Rise Health Centre

London

N19 3YU

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Hornsey Rise Health Centre

London

N19 3YU

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)