Job summary
Health Care Assistant Band 3 - Night Service
Our vision is to deliver sustainable high quality Nursing care that best suits the needs of our patient population
Community Nursing allows you to develop a wide range of clinical skills that you may not get elsewhere and work as an autonomous practitioner
To join our team, you will need to demonstrate your enthusiasm and passion for working in the Community as a Healthcare Assistant.
If making a difference is fundamental to you and you thrive on working within a compassionate team, then we believe you have the necessary skills to support the nursing teams within the CWPT services.
As a service we are committed to developing our staff and encourage all of our Healthcare Assistants to progress through the Student Nurse Associate pathway with a view to eventually becoming a registered Nurse.
Main duties of the job
Our working hours for the Night Service are 19:30 - 08:00
If you are a compassionate, dedicated team player who works well with others and is motivated by meaningful, holistic patient care; then please get in touch and help us make a real difference.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a valued team member your development will be supported through a robust induction programme, a value based appraisal, one to one meetings, regular in-service training and clinical and managerial supervision.
You will be work out of a multi professional base so there is opportunity for joint working and collaborative learning across a range of Health Professionals who are supporting and delivering high standards of clinical care. Training opportunities are supported by our Practice Based Facilitators and Talent for Care team and is actively encouraged by Team Leads.
The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Car owner/driver is essential
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a valued team member your development will be supported through a robust induction programme, a value based appraisal, one to one meetings, regular in-service training and clinical and managerial supervision.
You will be work out of a multi professional base so there is opportunity for joint working and collaborative learning across a range of Health Professionals who are supporting and delivering high standards of clinical care. Training opportunities are supported by our Practice Based Facilitators and Talent for Care team and is actively encouraged by Team Leads.
The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Car owner/driver is essential
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or Healthcare equivalent experience
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- Working knowledge of computers
- Ability to communicate with wide range of people
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Willingness to develop clinical expertise under supervision
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience in a caring enviroment
- Knowledge of Palliative Care Competent in Venepuncture
OTHER
Essential
- Car driver/owner (It is unlikely that public transport will meet this requirement)
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or Healthcare equivalent experience
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- Working knowledge of computers
- Ability to communicate with wide range of people
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Willingness to develop clinical expertise under supervision
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience in a caring enviroment
- Knowledge of Palliative Care Competent in Venepuncture
OTHER
Essential
- Car driver/owner (It is unlikely that public transport will meet this requirement)
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.
