Band 3 Healthcare Assistant post in the Urgent Community Response team at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, a short-term service that avoids hospital admission by keeping people safe at home. Duties centre on personal care, end of life support, wound care and night-sits, working alongside nurses and therapists. The service runs 8am to 8pm every day of the year, so weekend working is expected, and the role needs a full driving licence and vehicle access. Applicants must pass occupational health fitness checks.
What the job involves
- Personal care for patients in their own homes during crises
- Medication support, meal preparation and prompting prescribed exercise programmes
- Wound care and injections, supporting community nursing teams
- Supporting people at the end of life
- Providing prescribed equipment
- Completing night-sits
- Keeping people safe at home and avoiding unnecessary hospital admission
- Supporting early discharge from hospital and in-patient units
- Contributing to care pathways for long-term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation
- Working with health professionals and statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide an integrated service
- Referring people on to other appropriate services as needed
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent knowledge and experience
- GCSE grade C in English and Maths
Experience
- Experience working in a health or social care setting
Skills & knowledge
- Effective communication in spoken and written English
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Own initiative, with awareness of when to escalate to senior staff
- Good observational and reporting skills, and ability to manage stressful situations
- Highly motivated, able to provide high standards of care, with tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
Checks & eligibility
- Full and valid driving licence
- Access to a vehicle and ability to make own travel arrangements
- Additional checks where the role has contact with children or vulnerable adults
Other
- Passed fit for full duties through occupational health, with reasonable adjustments if needed
- Professional appearance and reliability
- Able to kneel, bend, stoop and work in cramped environments
- Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg and move patients using handling aids
- Able to work flexibly to meet patient and service needs, including some weekend working
Nice to have
- Experience of working in a community care setting
- Knowledge of SystmOne
What’s offered
- Regular supervision
- Professional development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
