Central London Community Health Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust we believe in excellent care at the heart of the community. We encourage and expect all staff to actively promote and adhere to the Trust's values in every aspect of their work. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our Barnet Integrated Community Service by providing a high quality service to our housebound patients by facilitating earlier hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

The Integrated Community Nursing Services has a key focus on facilitating discharges, case management and reducing admission to hospital. The service works closely with Acute Hospitals, Hospice, including GPs. The service provides care to patients in the community setting. You will be well supported by our current team and provision is also made for your continued professional development.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 3 Health Care Assistant you would be responsible for providing a safe, personalised and effective care to patients who require community nursing care by working alongside the community nursing team to deliver clinical and administrative duties. Your main duties will include providing a number of clinical activities and holistic care under the direct delegation of a registered nurse. And carers using a wide range of clinical skills and interventions within a home environment. You will need to possess excellent Communication skills and a team player and be able to adapt to the changing work patterns of the night service by remaining calm under pressure. You will also need to have good IT skills to support the systems in place.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

09 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£28,622 to £30,225 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-NORTH-6671266-B

Job locations

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To contribute to the on-going assessment of a patient by completing the appropriate paperwork for allocated patients, recording and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the nurse for action and planning purposes. To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent. Eg: wound care, blood glucose monitoring, catheter care, administration of insulins, continence assessment, pressure ulcer management etc. To enable patients/carers to make most effective use of resources within the service by ensuring they receive up-to-date information sheets, responding to any questions constructively To pass onto/seek assistance from other colleagues, promptly, any questions that you are unable to resolve To liaise and refer patients to the MDT team as appropriate in accordance with local procedures.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (NVQ/QCF - Level 3) or
A recognised equivalent course
Willingness to undertake further training as appropriate

Desirable

GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths ECDL certificate
Registration with the national regulatory body (when it becomes available).

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a health or social care setting
Experience of working as part of a team
Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of databases

Desirable

Experience of working as part of a team
Experience with the NHS patient information database (SystmOne, Rio, CIS)

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS Demonstrate an acceptable level of numeracy and literacy.
An awareness of risk management.
Knowledge of multi-agency services available and processes for referral
Knowledge of the effects of the ageing process and needs of vulnerable adults in relation to their health and ? well-being

Desirable

Knowledge of local health needs strategies.

Key Attributes

Essential

Excellent communication skills and ability to build effective relationships
Self management skills-managing time and workload
Ability to work in a team and to supervise the work of others
Ability to analyse, interpret and record data in a clear, and succinct manner
Good analytical and problem solving skills
To be able to promote the work of the team across the trust Excellent oral and written communication and presentation
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Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (NVQ/QCF - Level 3) or
A recognised equivalent course
Willingness to undertake further training as appropriate

Desirable

GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths ECDL certificate
Registration with the national regulatory body (when it becomes available).

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a health or social care setting
Experience of working as part of a team
Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of databases

Desirable

Experience of working as part of a team
Experience with the NHS patient information database (SystmOne, Rio, CIS)

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS Demonstrate an acceptable level of numeracy and literacy.
An awareness of risk management.
Knowledge of multi-agency services available and processes for referral
Knowledge of the effects of the ageing process and needs of vulnerable adults in relation to their health and ? well-being

Desirable

Knowledge of local health needs strategies.

Key Attributes

Essential

Excellent communication skills and ability to build effective relationships
Self management skills-managing time and workload
Ability to work in a team and to supervise the work of others
Ability to analyse, interpret and record data in a clear, and succinct manner
Good analytical and problem solving skills
To be able to promote the work of the team across the trust Excellent oral and written communication and presentation
UK Car driver

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

Employer's website

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