Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Early Intervention Assistant

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Job summary

Are you a Health Care Assistant, Clinical Support Worker or Early Intervention Assistant who wants to shape the future of nursing care for people with moderate and severe frailty in Wirral?

We are recruiting to a team of dedicated community nursing staff to work with Primary Care Networks. This exciting opportunity means that, you'll be working as part of a combined team of community care staff and PCN staff, proactively supporting people with moderate and severe frailty as part of WCHC's Population Health Management.

You will be based in ICCT working 37.5 hours per week.

This is a permanent post.

Main duties of the job

As part of this team, you will be actively working to ensure we recognise those people who will benefit from person-centred and holistic assessment and care planning, and then receive expert, compassionate, well-coordinated support. (This is often described as the process of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, or CGA.)

About us

We believe that investing time with people with more complex needs will not only improve their quality of life, but will also reduce the pressure on unplanned care. Within the service, the team will continuously review activity and outcomes to show the difference they are making to patients and the wider health and care system. This will inform how Wirral plans its future proactive care services.

Date posted

25 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

844-6970568

Job locations

Wallasey

Victoria Central

wallasey

CH445UE

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable.

You will be working in both a lone capacity and in conjunction with other team members, ensuring clinical standards are maintained using evidence based practice. You will be able to evidence excellent clinical skills. Youll also have a crucial role ensuring good care coordination across the primary and community care teams.

Please review the person specification and ensure you detail how you meet each point.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable.

Please review the person specification and ensure you detail how you meet each point.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

NVQ Level 3
Manual Handling Skills
Knowledge of Infection Control
Knowledge of Tissue Viability

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of patient care
Experience of working in a team

Desirable

Experience of work in the community

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Good communication skills verbal/written
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to work unsupervised
Good personal organisation skills
Access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

Basic computer skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
Flexible, trustworthy reliable

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

NVQ Level 3
Manual Handling Skills
Knowledge of Infection Control
Knowledge of Tissue Viability

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of patient care
Experience of working in a team

Desirable

Experience of work in the community

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Good communication skills verbal/written
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to work unsupervised
Good personal organisation skills
Access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

Basic computer skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
Flexible, trustworthy reliable

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wallasey

Victoria Central

wallasey

CH445UE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wallasey

Victoria Central

wallasey

CH445UE

Employer's website

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