Job summary
- Main area
- Health Technician
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-ICS-372
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Indepence Service
- Town
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Salary
- £31,944 - £34,937 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/02/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/02/2025
Employer heading
Health Technician
Band 4
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who can help the Community Independence Service (CIS) make Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) a great place to grow old. Join us and be part of a committed and caring team as we deliver high quality patient care.
Your role as a Health Technician (HT) within the CIS Urgent Community Response Team will involve providing a rapid response care service for people who need urgent help with primary acute physical health illness in their own homes, or after a hospital admission. Please note that this role is not an inpatient ward-based or mental health service, and the vast majority of our patients need support with functional activities.
As a HT you will be expected to provide support to our patients in a wide range of community and patient home environments, working autonomously and collaboratively in supporting the integrated multidisciplinary team in the delivery of excellent patient care. You will be responsible for the holistic, comprehensive care of complex community patients, delivering clinical care delegated by a registered professional and contributing to the evaluation of person centred care plans.
The service is operational 7 days a week 8am to 10pm. Hours of work for Health Technician may vary between these hours.
Main duties of the job
- Respond to rapid response case load as delegated by a registered practitioner.
- To provide care to patients within their home, that is of a high standard.
- To undertake delegated care activities directly related to the assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care which is culturally sensitive and inclusive
- Basic wound care.
- Vital observations and diagnostics e.g. blood pressure, pulse, SATs, blood glucose monitoring
- ECG recording and escalation to for appropriate analysis of results
- Venepuncture, escalation of bloods for analysis and results for analysis to appropriate registered practitioner.
- Assist with clinical visits as directed by the registered practitioner.
- Health promotion advice.
- Providing additional support for patients with specific needs, e.g. the disabled and the elderly, as well as frailty pathway and complex care needs pathway.
- Assist with the activities of daily living and development of care plans for patients with physical and mental health needs (including provision of hygiene needs, meal preparation, in house assessment).
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3
- IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- NVQ assessor qualification
- Foundation degree/level 1 diploma modules or willingness to undertake
- Other equivalent qualifications and or evidence of further learning
Experience
Essential criteria
- At minimum of two years Community Health care assistant or demonstrate appropriate and relevant work experience
- Experience of autonomous working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a community team
- Experience in Rapid Response/ discharge to assess/Acute Service Setting
- Admission/Venepuncture teams/Community Discharge teams
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Basic working knowledge of IT and emails
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the healthcare setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a registered nurse or registered health care professional
- Experience patient personal care, phlebotomy and basic wound care assessment and other advanced associate or technician tasks such as ECG, bowel and Bladder care.
- Ability to carry out baseline assessments e.g. blood pressure, pulse, temperature, understanding of SBAR and deteriorating adult assessment
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to learn and develop; recognizes the need for flexibility
- Able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- Understands own accountability
- Ability to use own initiative
- Be discrete in dealing with sensitive issues
- Good attendance record
- Hold full UK driving license (EU is accepted for 1 year) with clean driving license.
- Flexible approach to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kuldip Kaur
- Job title
- Rapid Pathway Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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