Job summary
Employer heading
Community Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated Community Health Care Assistant to join our community nursing team based in Fakenham and Holt covering Fakenham, Wells, Holt and Sheringham GP surgeries.
Main duties of the job
This is an ideal opportunity for career progression and experience within a community setting. The trust has recently achieved outstanding from CQC and we are proud to say we are the first community trust to have achieved this accolade. This is a testament to the forward progressive nature of the trust and our commitment to delivering high quality care in sometimes challenging environments.
IT skills will be essential within this role. Training in IT systems for this role will be undertaken as part of a comprehensive induction programme. You will be working in a team setting and would be expected to feedback any concerns to senior members of the team and be an effective team player.
Working for our organisation
Working in the picturesque North Norfolk area our patch our patch covers a wide area in and around the beautiful Norfolk coast and encompasses beautiful rural coastal villages such as Blakeney, Cley and Burnham Overy-Staith rich in history, culture and wildlife.
If this post excites you, and you are looking to improve your quality of life working in rural Norfolk as part of this developing role we look forward to your application. If you wish to discuss any aspects please contact Carré Varley, Clinical Operations Manager at [email protected]
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a highly motivated Community Health Care Assistant to join our community nursing team, covering the service seven days a week. This role is key to the on-going development of the locality. You will eventually be working in an autonomous capacity seeing a group delegated patients in their own homes. Current experience working in a community setting would be beneficial but is not essential.
Your role will be key to integrated working within the community team which consists of community nurses, community matrons, therapists, assistant practitioners, other health care assistants and phlebotomists. The successful applicant must demonstrate that they can undertake appropriate assessment of patients in their own home, manage care plans and deliver treatment within a multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills with the support of experienced therapy and nursing staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 or equivalent knowledge of experience
- Good general education
Desirable criteria
- NVQ3
- Experience of working within a care setting
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Highly motivated
- Ability to provide high standards of care
- Tact and diplomacy
- Empathy and sensitivity
- Ability to use own initiative
- Good observational and reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- A team Player
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
- Good basic IT/standard keyboard skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to kneel, bend and stoop and work in cramped environments
- Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
- Manoeuvre patients using hearing aids
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
- Carre Varley
- Job title
- Clinical Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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