Community Healthcare Assistant

Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Primary Care Home, delivering high quality nursing care to the population of Gorleston and surrounding villages.
A Primary Care Home (PCH) is a multidisciplinary team working closely with GP's and other community partners to provide an excellent standard of person centered care to adults in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings, supporting patients to self manage whenever possible.Previous experience of health or social caring for patients in the community would be advantageous.We will support you to transfer your existing knowledge and develop new clinical skills to become a Community Health Care Assistant.
As a Health Care Assistant you will work develop skills in simple wound care, pressure ulcer prevention and care, phlebotomy, and supporting the registered nurses in the delivery of palliative and end of life care.
The successful candidate will have NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or a commitment to completing this qualification.
Main duties of the job The Health Care Assistant will work with other members of the Primary Care Home multidisciplinary team to provide planned and unplanned community services.The post holder will be part of a team trained in a range of skills, to deliver clinical interventions for patients with a wide range of health care needs in a variety of community settings.The role requires the successful applicant to visit patients in their own homes or residential care setting.You will be requried to lone work, and drive yourself around the community to complete your visits.Community Health Care Assistants perform phlebotomy, non-complex wound care and delegated insulin adminstration for patients with stable diabetes control.The post is up to full time, worked as core shifts between 08:30-16:30.
Weekends and Bank Holidays are worked as allocated.This role attracts paid enhancementsfor out of hours, bank holiday and weekend working.
About us ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011.
We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier once enough applications have been received.If you are aged between 16-30 and not currently in education, employment or training, colleagues at the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (supported by the Princes Trust), can provide application and interview coaching.
To request this support If you are not eligible to receive the above support from the ICB, pop to your local Jobcentre to see what support is available or check out the DWP website for support at6: Applications and interviews - JobHelpIf you would like to discuss this position further please contact Lead Nurse Marie Willgress 07887803869, informal visits are welcomed.
Job description Job responsibilities Contributeto, support and promote ECCHs, strategic direction, values and culture inrelation to proactive and reactive services.
Communicateeffectively with patients, relatives and carers, respecting patientconfidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds andrequirements.
Communicateroutine information to patients, relatives or carers, using skills ofpersuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy as required.
Tosupport relatives at all times and be aware of the effects of illness on thefamily.Enableindividuals and their families to express their needs and preferences and takeappropriate action to overcome barriers to communication.Topromote confidence in the patient by means of appropriate standards ofappearance, behaviour and attitudesTosafeguard the confidentiality of all personally sensitive information.Planand organise a range of delegated clinical activities which might includephlebotomy, in a wide range of settings to ensure best practice is delivered.
Contributeto the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical audit.Createan environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staffto deliver high quality clinical services.
Workas part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Home to deliver planned andunplanned community services.Workcollaboratively with residential home colleagues to promote high standards ofhealthcare.Workwith patients towards self-care and independence.Participatein caring for patients at the end of life when appropriate.Toimplement the care as planned taking into account own competencies.
To deliver safe patient centred carewithin a variety of settings.
Take, record and report blood pressure,respiration, pulse rate, oxygen saturation levels.
Be able to recognise thedeteriorating condition of a patientUndertake and record MUST and Waterlow assessments and take appropriate actionBe able toparticipate in wound care, skin tear pathway, venepuncture, collection ofspecimens or diabetic foot assessment as required.Toreport any concerns or changes in the patients condition to a registered nurseor appropriate Health care Professional without delay.Ensurea high standard of record keeping is achieved in line with ECCH standards.Engagein personal development, maintain competence, knowledge and skills commensuratewith roleTakeresponsibility for the safe use of clinical equipment,Contributeto the effective use of resources.
Reportany concerns or changes in a patients condition to a registered health careprofessional without delay.
All roles within East Coast CommunityHealthcare CIC require staff to demonstrate our Values and SignatureBehaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users,stakeholders and colleagues.
All members of staff should consider these as anessential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE.
These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning our Values are our SignatureBehaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build astrong culture.
Our four SignatureBehaviours are: Compassion -WeListen, We Learn, We Lead|Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Person Specification Experience Essential Previous experience of NHS/ Social Care/ Voluntary organisation Ability to work without direct supervision Ability to prioritise workload.
Awareness of needs of older people Desirable Previous experience of working in community setting Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork Personal Attributes Essential Willingness and ability to work across different sites.
The ability to travel around the community.
Willing and able to work without direct supervision.
Awareness of requirements for confidentiality.
Approachable.
Reliable.
Understands limitations and can work within boundaries.
Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours: (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
Desirable Willingness to learn new skills Skills and Knowledge Essential Good interpersonal skills Good verbal communication skills Good ability to listen Excellent time management skills Good IT skills Good written skills Qualifications Essential NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (working towards) or equivalent experience in community setting.
Care certificate Desirable Training in communication skills Evidence of personal development