Band 3 Health Care Assistant Solihull, England
Job description
Job summary
Do you have a passion for Community Nursing? Are you interested in trying something new? No previous Community experience required.
Our team have told us what they need from their employer - and we've listened. If you are looking for hours to fit around your family; we can tailor our offering to you. This could be working school hours, weekends only, condensed hours or maybe it's just keeping your interest in nursing by working one shift a week. All we ask for is that you provide the very best care to our Patients and work with our Teams to ensure patient safety and compliance.
We are looking for a Health Care Assistant who wishes to work independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses and have the ability to work on their own initiative whilst demonstrating compassion and commitment to improving lives of Solihull residents, at the same time as developing their career within community services.
You will need to have a minimum of an NVQ level 2 qualification in health care and recent experience of working within a nursing setting. You will also need to hold a full UK driving licence and be a car owner/ driver.
There is also exciting opportunity of career progression for candidates that are successful with Trainee Nurse Associate (TNA) programme.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The role involves delivering clinical interventions under the supervision and guidance of registered nursing staff to patients within their home environment who can have very complex needs. Our District Nursing teams work closely with specialist nurses, GPs, Therapists and Social Work teams in providing and facilitating collaborative support and care to patients and their families and in preventing avoidable hospital admissions.
The individuals we are looking for will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and innovative and have the ability to embrace the challenges of the changing and growing demands of the primary care setting.
Previous community experience is not essential as full training and support will be provided to the right candidates.
You will need to be able to meet the needs of this service by being available to work flexibly between the hours of 07:00 to 23:00 hours on a rota basis over a 7 day period and be able to drive. We do accept flexible working requests.
We have full & part time posts available.
Harry Moore, District Nurse Team Lead (Shirley Team) 07920 535925
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Evidence of completion of a Health Related Education and Development programme/ Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
Experience of recent working in an acute hospital / provider led healthcare environment as an Health Care Support Worker
Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment
Experience of carrying out assigned duties after training and using initiative
Competent in a range of clinical skills and practices relevant to the scope of practice required
Understanding of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
Awareness of Health and Safety issues
Has knowledge in relation to the parameters and scope of practice in which the post holder should work and when to seek advice and support of others
Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
