Job summary
Come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust as a Community Healthcare Assistant in Windsor and Maidenhead. As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you'll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, a strong in-house training programme.
The role of Healthcare Assistant is fundamental to the success of Community Nursing Teams. The post holder will be able to demonstrate the competencies required to perform at this level and role model the Trust's core values as well as exhibit the behaviours required as part of those values.
Main duties of the job
- You will visit a number of patients on a daily basis in their own homes.
- You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs.
- Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients within agreed trust policies/ protocols, as documented in the band 3 competency assessment tool.
- Contribute to the holistic assessment and management of patients care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of patients progress, feedback discussion reports and in care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes
- A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes
- Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role
- Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Helen Harrel Team Lead on 07816 603496 or email: Helen.Harrel@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes
- A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes
- Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role
- Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Helen Harrel Team Lead on 07816 603496 or email: Helen.Harrel@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths as a minimum
Training
Essential
- NVQ 3 or willingness to undertake Evidence of continuing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Patient/carer focused
- Able to demonstrate empathy
- Understanding of the role of community nursing
- Able to demonstrate being an advocate for patients
- High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
- Able to work as part of a team . Able to work autonomously
- Able to manage own delegated workload and support others
- Demonstrates through conversation that patients are placed at the centre of care
- Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
- Willingness to undertake additional further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas
- Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection
- Demonstrate cultural awareness
- Applies policies/ procedures to effectively manage risk
Desirable
- Able to undertake holistic, personalised care and promote self-care and independence.
- Proof of appropriate skills to effectively care for patients
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to work flexibly across service area to enhance quality of service provision
- Full Valid UK driving license with confidence to drive during unsocial hours and in unusual environments with use of care for work purposes
- A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to moderate loads
- Able to work bank holidays, weekends and unsocial hours to meet service needs
- Able to work in challenging environments
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths as a minimum
Training
Essential
- NVQ 3 or willingness to undertake Evidence of continuing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Patient/carer focused
- Able to demonstrate empathy
- Understanding of the role of community nursing
- Able to demonstrate being an advocate for patients
- High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
- Able to work as part of a team . Able to work autonomously
- Able to manage own delegated workload and support others
- Demonstrates through conversation that patients are placed at the centre of care
- Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
- Willingness to undertake additional further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas
- Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection
- Demonstrate cultural awareness
- Applies policies/ procedures to effectively manage risk
Desirable
- Able to undertake holistic, personalised care and promote self-care and independence.
- Proof of appropriate skills to effectively care for patients
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to work flexibly across service area to enhance quality of service provision
- Full Valid UK driving license with confidence to drive during unsocial hours and in unusual environments with use of care for work purposes
- A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to moderate loads
- Able to work bank holidays, weekends and unsocial hours to meet service needs
- Able to work in challenging environments
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).
