Job summary
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join the Community Nursing Service in Malton for a fixed term 1 year contract.
Our experienced Community Nursing Service works across Malton, Ampleforth and Rillington areas providing personalised, quality care to patients in their own homes including care homes.
This is a 7 day service.
We invest in our workforce by offering opportunities to our team members to progress their careers through further training and qualifications.
Main duties of the job
Day to day the role includes visiting patients to provide the care required according to the care plan written by a registered nurse, participating in handovers and/or safety huddles, and documenting the care provided. Clinical skills developed and used within the role include:
- Vital observations
- Recognise and escalate issues of concern and/or safety including the deteriorating patient and issues of safeguarding
- Phlebotomy
- Injections
- Wound care
- Bladder (including catheters) & bowel care
- End of life care
- Moving & Handling of patients
- Equipment provision & instruction in use
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We're extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 healthcare qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of specific role, service & team demonstrated on application
- Experience of caring for someone with a long term condition or at end of life
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Community Nursing setting
- Experience of using SystmOne
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to effectively travel to multiple patient homes and care homes throughout the course of a day including transport of clinical stock required to carry out the treatment
- Sufficient IT skills to learn the systems required for clinical recording, incident reporting and equipment / stock ordering
- Confidence to work out in the community unaccompanied
- Able to work flexible hours to meet service needs including night shifts
Desirable
- Clinical skills e.g. phlebotomy, bladder & bowel care, wound care, diabetes care, taking vital observations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 healthcare qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of specific role, service & team demonstrated on application
- Experience of caring for someone with a long term condition or at end of life
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Community Nursing setting
- Experience of using SystmOne
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to effectively travel to multiple patient homes and care homes throughout the course of a day including transport of clinical stock required to carry out the treatment
- Sufficient IT skills to learn the systems required for clinical recording, incident reporting and equipment / stock ordering
- Confidence to work out in the community unaccompanied
- Able to work flexible hours to meet service needs including night shifts
Desirable
- Clinical skills e.g. phlebotomy, bladder & bowel care, wound care, diabetes care, taking vital observations
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).
