Job summary
Community Healthcare Assistant
Join an Outstanding Team That Makes a Difference!
Location: Somer Valley Community Nurses, Midsomer Norton & surrounding areas.
Hours: Full time but may consider part time hours for the right candidate.
Are you a dedicated and compassionate healthcare assistant looking to make a meaningful impact in your community? Would you like to join a service which has been rated as outstanding by CQC? The Somer Valley Community Nursing Team are excited to welcome a new Healthcare Assistant to our close-knit and supportive team. This role is based at The Hollies, Midsomer Norton however we also cover surrounding areas such as Timsbury, Peasedown St John, Paulton and Radstock. Our core hours are typically 9am 5pm Monday to Friday, working one in every four weekends. Why Join Us?
Main duties of the job
As a Grade 3 healthcare assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the community nursing team and wider multidisciplinary team in Midsomer Norton and the surrounding areas. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Observations
Wound care
Pressure ulcer prevention
Blood glucose monitoring
Administration of insulin
Venepuncture
Collection of samples
Signposting
Recognition of deterioration in patients and reporting accordingly
Knowledge of Long-Term Conditions
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Health Care Assistant</strong>, youll be part of our valued team at <span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">The Hollies, Midsomer Norton </span>.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">You will feel valued as a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Health Care Assistant</strong> within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">£24,486 (pro rata to hours worked) </strong>with access to our group pension</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Free tea and coffee at your base location</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year</li></ul> <p style="margin:0cm 2.5pt 7.95pt 0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:150%;padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">As a band 3 healthcare assistant, you will have some knowledge and experience in care. We will provide you with additional relevant training and support you to do your job. Your duties will generally be routine in nature and carried out on a day-to-day basis. You will have the experience and expertise to work on your own, seeking guidance from registered staff as required. You will be supervised by registered practitioners, who will monitor the caseload. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 2.5pt 7.95pt 0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:150%;padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">You will be expected to attend muti-disciplinary team meetings and work closely with multi-professionals. You will be looking after patients who have multiple long-term conditions and life limiting prognosis. </span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Level III NVQ or equivalent in Health and social care.</span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">A motivated, adaptable, and hardworking healthcare assistant who thrives in a dynamic environment. </span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Excellent communication skills to support patients, families, and colleagues. </span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">A proactive approach to holistic case management and rehabilitation. </span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">A full UK driving licence and access to a car with business insurance for community visits.</span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Knowledge and confidence using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.</span></li></ul>
Job description
Job responsibilities
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Health Care Assistant</strong>, youll be part of our valued team at <span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">The Hollies, Midsomer Norton </span>.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">You will feel valued as a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Health Care Assistant</strong> within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">£24,486 (pro rata to hours worked) </strong>with access to our group pension</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Free tea and coffee at your base location</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year</li></ul> <p style="margin:0cm 2.5pt 7.95pt 0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:150%;padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">As a band 3 healthcare assistant, you will have some knowledge and experience in care. We will provide you with additional relevant training and support you to do your job. Your duties will generally be routine in nature and carried out on a day-to-day basis. You will have the experience and expertise to work on your own, seeking guidance from registered staff as required. You will be supervised by registered practitioners, who will monitor the caseload. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 2.5pt 7.95pt 0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:150%;padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">You will be expected to attend muti-disciplinary team meetings and work closely with multi-professionals. You will be looking after patients who have multiple long-term conditions and life limiting prognosis. </span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Level III NVQ or equivalent in Health and social care.</span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">A motivated, adaptable, and hardworking healthcare assistant who thrives in a dynamic environment. </span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Excellent communication skills to support patients, families, and colleagues. </span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">A proactive approach to holistic case management and rehabilitation. </span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">A full UK driving licence and access to a car with business insurance for community visits.</span></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Knowledge and confidence using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.</span></li></ul>
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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.
