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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Torquay Health & Wellbeing Team

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Job summary

To work as a Healthcare Assistant within an integrated team, working across the community, this includes: Community Nursing, Intermediate Care and Community Matrons.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality care to the housebound patients of Torquay and work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.

About us

Torquay Health and Well-Being Team are a large but supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients. We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.

Details

Date posted

20 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-5521905-ACS

Job locations

Torquay ISU

Torquay

TQ1 3YA


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • An ability to effectively communicate routine information to patients/carers where co-operation is required and where there may be barriers to understanding
  • Assisting trained nurses in delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care to patients in the home environment, within the dimensions of the post
  • Implementing delegated, planned and appropriate aspects of nursing and social care unsupervised and being responsible for informing the Community Nurse Team Leader/Nurse in charge of observations relating to patient care

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • An ability to effectively communicate routine information to patients/carers where co-operation is required and where there may be barriers to understanding
  • Assisting trained nurses in delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care to patients in the home environment, within the dimensions of the post
  • Implementing delegated, planned and appropriate aspects of nursing and social care unsupervised and being responsible for informing the Community Nurse Team Leader/Nurse in charge of observations relating to patient care

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 with evidence of working towards level 3

Desirable

  • NVQ level 3 in Health

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Basic IT skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain accurate written records

Desirable

  • Broad range of simple nursing procedures eg. Venepuncture, BP monitoring, basic wound care.
Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 with evidence of working towards level 3

Desirable

  • NVQ level 3 in Health

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Basic IT skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain accurate written records

Desirable

  • Broad range of simple nursing procedures eg. Venepuncture, BP monitoring, basic wound care.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torquay ISU

Torquay

TQ1 3YA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torquay ISU

Torquay

TQ1 3YA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Nurse Lead

Corrinna Preston

corrinna.preston@nhs.net

01803219883

Details

Date posted

20 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-5521905-ACS

Job locations

Torquay ISU

Torquay

TQ1 3YA


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