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Healthcare Assistant
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week
Job ref
825-6424499-OPS
Employer
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
South East IDT
Town
Bridgnorth
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2024 23:59

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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust logo

Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here-   https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements

Job overview

The South East District Nursing Teams have a vacancy for a Community Healthcare Assistant (HCA).

Under the supervision and support from the team you will be required to visit patients in their own homes providing clinical care. 

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with good communication skills and a passion for caring for patients in their own homes.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake our in-house development program for extended skills which will involve insulin administration, injections and wound care.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you to submit your applications early to avoid disappointment.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Promotes a ‘can do’ attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive administrative and operational service within a community setting which delivers best practice.
  • Able to implement interventions, liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the service user. 
  •  To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision. 
  • To manage clinical risk within delegated patient caseload, referring to the supervising clinician  for support and supervision. 

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 3 in care.
  • Satisfactory enhanced criminal records bureau disclosure
  • To be competent in phlebotomy, wound dressings and general patient care.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience of working in the community.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to take direction from senior staff
  • Good standard of written English
  • Basic IT skills
  • Knowledge and experience of caring for people within a secure environment
  • Effective interpersonal skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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
Rebecca Serrell
Job title
Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07964134054
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