Healthcare Assistant London, England
Job description
We are looking for exceptional Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join us in our Brent Community Nursing Day Service. The service is run from 4.00pm to 12.00 Midnight including weekends. You will be working in one of the District Nursing team which covers the Brent wide area.
You should hold NVQ level 3 in health and social care and have a minimum of 12 months acute or community experience. If you are a motivated team player and want to excel in delivering exceptional holistic healthcare to a diverse patient group in their own home, we want to hear from you.
Previous experience of working in the NHS is essential, community experience is desirable, but training will be given. We endeavour to ensure you are given the best opportunities to excel and further your career to become Associate nurses and then Registered nurses within a 5-year plan.
CAR DRIVING IS ESSENTIAL.
As a Health Care assistant, you will be directly involved in facilitating and shaping self-care for patients with long term conditions in order to help keep them as well as possible in their own homes.
We are committed in offering you access to learning and development to ensure your continuous professional development.
If you feel you are you are the right applicant for the job then we look forward to hearing from you and developing you personally and professionally.
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
- To contribute to the on-going assessment of a patient by completing the appropriate paperwork for allocated patients, recording and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the nurse/therapist for action and planning purposes.
- To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent. E.g.: vital signs, routine urinalysis, glucose monitoring, gait/mobility training, falls prevention awareness groups, increasing independence through activities of daily living.
- To enable patients/carers to make most effective use of resources within the service by ensuring they receive up-to-date information sheets, responding to any questions constructively.
- To pass onto/seek assistance from other colleagues, promptly, any questions that you are unable to resolve.
- To liaise and refer patients to the MDT team as appropriate in accordance with local procedures
