Job summary
Surrey Downs Health & Care
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to work as part of our East Elmbridge PCN Team. If you are passionate about caring for people and making a difference within your community, we would love to hear from you!
To support and assist the senior team member in the provision of a high standard of care and the promotion of physical, mental and emotional health to individuals and client groups.To be an effective member of the Multidisciplinary Team carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care in the support of the senior team member.
We have our own Learning & Development Department that have a range of different courses and development plans that give you the opportunity to grow your career.
Main duties of the job
PCN - Primary Care Network
It is a network formed from GP practice populations working in partnership with others to provide health and care to local communities.
What will PCNs do?
- Provide ongoing care and support
- Deploy the most appropriate staff member(s) in a coordinated and timely way to best use community resources
- Reduce risk of admission for patients
- Support people in their homes, people incare homes and through in-reach in tohospitals where necessary
- Work closely with the community hospitalsand specialist teams
Each PCN has a community focused trimuvirate (group of three) of Lead GP / Community; LeadClinician and Operational Manager. Specialist services and community hospitals work closely with the PCNs to ensure a whole systemapproach to working across Surrey Downs.
Please see a list of our different PCNs that have vacancies below. Please select from the drop down application which area you are interested in working when applying.
About us
Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:
- The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
- CSH Surrey
- Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Surrey Council County
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Coordinate and participate in specialist care e.g. wound care, Doppler testing, phlebotomy, bladder screening and clinical activities, under the supervision and guidance of Registered Nurses
- Undertake diagnostic tests on request of District Nurses, Community Matron or GPs e.g. for chronic disease monitoring programmes. This may include home visiting or responsibility for coordinating repeat or regular testing for residents in residential homes
- Undertake clinical interventions as delegated by a senior team member
Health Promotion:
- Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set standards
- To be involved in supporting, educating and informing family/carers where appropriate
- Assist in the promotion of health and wellbeing of patients
Administration and Clerical Duties:
- Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to Surrey Downs Health and Care procedures
- Take and record telephone messages, respond and liaise appropriately
- Manage stationery and documentation supplies
- To be responsible for maintaining data entry and other record keeping e.g. recording mileage and annual leave on staff databases
Team Working:
- Work as part of the team participating in procedures and duties in accordance with agreed standards relevant to role
- Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required
- Maintain regular contact with the senior team member and communicate all relevant issues
Other Duties
- Work in partnership with patients ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained
- Maintain close liaison with the senior team member who is responsible for the workload
- Work in co-operation with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the client
- Be aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect vulnerable individuals
- Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Governance Strategy
- Participate in Surrey Downs Health and Care Risk Management Strategy
- Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post
- The postholder is are employed to work within Surrey Downs Health and Care localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Coordinate and participate in specialist care e.g. wound care, Doppler testing, phlebotomy, bladder screening and clinical activities, under the supervision and guidance of Registered Nurses
- Undertake diagnostic tests on request of District Nurses, Community Matron or GPs e.g. for chronic disease monitoring programmes. This may include home visiting or responsibility for coordinating repeat or regular testing for residents in residential homes
- Undertake clinical interventions as delegated by a senior team member
Health Promotion:
- Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set standards
- To be involved in supporting, educating and informing family/carers where appropriate
- Assist in the promotion of health and wellbeing of patients
Administration and Clerical Duties:
- Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to Surrey Downs Health and Care procedures
- Take and record telephone messages, respond and liaise appropriately
- Manage stationery and documentation supplies
- To be responsible for maintaining data entry and other record keeping e.g. recording mileage and annual leave on staff databases
Team Working:
- Work as part of the team participating in procedures and duties in accordance with agreed standards relevant to role
- Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required
- Maintain regular contact with the senior team member and communicate all relevant issues
Other Duties
- Work in partnership with patients ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained
- Maintain close liaison with the senior team member who is responsible for the workload
- Work in co-operation with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the client
- Be aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect vulnerable individuals
- Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Governance Strategy
- Participate in Surrey Downs Health and Care Risk Management Strategy
- Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post
- The postholder is are employed to work within Surrey Downs Health and Care localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for people
Desirable
- Previous health / social experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide quality care that is responsive to patient's/ client's needs and to work in partnership with patients and clients and other agencies
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, valuing contributions from team members
- Ability to drive & have access to a vehicle for work
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Clean and full driving licence
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for people
Desirable
- Previous health / social experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide quality care that is responsive to patient's/ client's needs and to work in partnership with patients and clients and other agencies
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, valuing contributions from team members
- Ability to drive & have access to a vehicle for work
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Clean and full driving licence
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.
