Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Care Assistant / Heart Failure Team
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed Team / Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-HCSW198-B
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Allan House Health Care Centre
- Town
- Sowerby Bridge
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 31/07/2024
Employer heading
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Healthcare Assistant / Community Heart Failure Team
NHS AfC: Band 3
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring self motivated enthusiastic Health Care Assistant who is looking for a new challenge to work within the Community Heart Failure service.
You would be joining a friendly, flexible multi disciplinary team caring for people who have long term cardiac conditions. To work under the guidance and supervision of qualified members of staff to meet the needs of clients within Calderdale and to provide daily administration functions for the Heart Failure Team.
Main duties of the job
Able to create a professional nursing culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts and innovation whilst reflecting organisational strategy and values.
Willing to develop new skills and participate in training in line with service development e.g.venepuncture.
Has an understanding and knowledge of community care procedure and practice (basic observations, catheter care, monitoring of blood sugar/blood pressure etc)
Participate, through appraisal, in matching organisational aims with personal objectives and supporting staff within their own area of responsibility to do the same.
Deliver all telephone and administrative duties in a courteous and friendly manner including efficient and timely message taking.
Responsibilities for booking rooms and assist with preparation and clearing of meeting rooms as and when required.
Provide administration support as required for the team within the service, including using Microsoft Office, excel, audits, emails, photocopying, filing, archiving, discharging patient records, registering, and scanning.
Address internal and external post and email enquiries.
Report any incidents in a timely manner.
Effective liaison with internal and external staff and organisations, such as GP practices across Calderdale, network and contact when needed
Ability to prioritise own workload and work towards specific weekly/monthly deadlines.
Always maintain strict confidentiality.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Able to create a professional nursing culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts and innovation whilst reflecting organisational strategy and values.
Willing to develop new skills and participate in training in line with service development e.g.venepuncture.
Has an understanding and knowledge of community care procedure and practice (basic observations, catheter care, monitoring of blood sugar/blood pressure etc)
Participate, through appraisal, in matching organisational aims with personal objectives and supporting staff within their own area of responsibility to do the same.
Deliver all telephone and administrative duties in a courteous and friendly manner including efficient and timely message taking.
Responsibilities for booking rooms and assist with preparation and clearing of meeting rooms as and when required.
Provide administration support as required for the team within the service, including using Microsoft Office, excel, audits, emails, photocopying, filing, archiving, discharging patient records, registering, and scanning.
Address internal and external post and email enquiries.
Report any incidents in a timely manner.
Effective liaison with internal and external staff and organisations, such as GP practices across Calderdale, network and contact when needed
Ability to prioritise own workload and work towards specific weekly/monthly deadlines.
Always maintain strict confidentiality.
Complete all mandatory training in line with the Trust policy, some in a classroom environment and some on ESR
Become competent in the Iproc, invoicing and receipting process for the service.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2/3 in Health/Care OR Care Certificate issued by an Employer
- English & Math’s GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Word processing RSA or equivalent
Knowledge, Experience & Expertise
Essential criteria
- Care experience in a hospital setting
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
- Insight into the roles and responsibilities of the post
Desirable criteria
- Literacy skills
Communication and relationships
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Able to work under direction
- Ability to work as a team member
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natelle Butts
- Job title
- Deputy Team Leader for Heart Failure
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07900167061
- Additional information
Clair Jones
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Failure Team Leader
07825054496
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Workforce and Organisational Development
Acre Mill
Acre Street
Lindley
Huddersfield
HD3 3EB
- Telephone
- 01484 343369
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