Job overview

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Community Healthcare Support Worker - CRT

The Community Response Team supports discharges from the acute hospitals, providing short-term and interim care. The team will also provide re-enablement to suitable patients to improve independence. Previous caring experience is ESSENTIAL.

You will be based at Babington Hospital in Belper to cover the localities of Amber Valley and Erewash. You will need to be able to travel between visits, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. 

You will need to be flexible and committed to caring and supporting people at home with care needs. Shifts follow a 7 day rota, including weekends and bank holidays. The team work early (08:00 - 14:00) and late (16:00 - 22:00) shifts and will have set allocated visits plotted.   

Please contact us to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job

Community Healthcare Support Worker - CRT

• Attending allocated visits in the Community to provide care to patients and/or re-enablement as required.
• Use of a toughbook and Systmone to follow set care plans and document notes from the visit. 
• Communicate effectively with patients, family members and carers.
• Escalate concerns to the senior staff within the Community Response Team.
• Attend team meetings and be an active member of the Community Response Team to develop strong working relationships.

Working for our organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of joined up care Derbyshire. 

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 Community Hospitals and more than 30 Health Centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, Schools, Care Homes and increasingly in peoples own homes and via virtual consultations. 

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.