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Job summary

Main area
Integrated care team - community nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
395-EB632-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
craylands clinic
Town
Basildon
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa (PLUS 5% HCAS) pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Healthcare Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant - Basildon & Wickford ICT

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant with an interest in general physical health for this exciting opportunity to work within the Integrated Care Team in Basildon & Wickford.  The Integrated Care Team is a forward-thinking and innovative service that is community based.  The team works in a fully integrated way, with District Nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists all working side by side to ensure an integrated and holistic approach to the care of people accessing our service.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium.  Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly.  You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to carry out clinical visits to patients in their own homes and residential homes under the direction of the registered nurse.

The successful applicant must be flexible, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other members of the MDT. The successful applicant would also need to hold an NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in health and social care .

We are interested in hearing from experienced healthcare assistants or social care workers with proven clinical and communication skills to work as part of our friendly, supportive and innovative team. Previous experience in a community setting in the NHS is highly desirable but not essential.

The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to assist the registered clinician to undertake comprehensive and holistic assessments.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.  Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We can offer the successful candidate:

  • Regular clinical and managerial supervision and support
  • A programme of In-service training and exciting development opportunities
  • Opportunity for service development and audit
  • Agile working devices to support community based working
  • Childcare support and voucher

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 in Health Social Care
  • Demonstrates commitments to further learning and development.

Other

Essential criteria
  • To be able to travel efficiently throughout the borough.

Minimum 2 years experience in any healthcare setting

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 2 years experience in any healthcare setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • car driver

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kirsty fox
Job title
Operational Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07944607723
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