Whittington NHS Trust, with their outstanding reputation in safe, personal, coordinated care for their local community, is seeking an enthusiastic community HCA to join their highly skilled team.
Known for being one of the safest hospitals in England, Whittington Health provides expert care for more than 500,000 local people and is valued by its local community. Alongside the main Whittington Hospital, they have 30 community locations in the north London boroughs of Islington and Haringey. A fantastic team of more than 4,400 specialist staff have an impressive outreach to community members across the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Camden, and maintain a professional and highly personable approach to all their patients.
The Role:
The post holders will work closely with the district nursing team. You will be expected to provide a high standard of nursing care and contribute to the prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge from hospital. You will work with health professionals providing a high standard of nursing care, which reflects the NVQ3 Care competencies to all patients living in the Community.
Main Duties:
• Participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of programmes of care in partnership with patients/carers in their own homes.
• Identify changes in patients’ conditions and, within their capabilities, recognise where significant changes in the care plan are required and report these back to the senior nurse on duty in a prompt and timely manner.
• Liaise effectively with other nursing and multi professional team members within the scope of the Health Care Assistant role and report back to the nurse in charge. Be competent in additional clinical skills and knowledge areas, for example:
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Blood sugar monitoring
• Administration of medicines via gastrostomy plus setting up of gastrostomy feeds
• Administration of oral medication
• Simple sterile dressings
• Best infection control practice Be willing to quickly undertake further training/supervision in other clinical skills, knowledge areas for example:
• Continence re-assessment
• Venepuncture
• Injection technique
• Diabetes care
• Medication review
• Chronic disease management
• Pressure area care
• Bowel care
• Palliative care
Requirements:
- Maths and English level 1
- Completion of Care Certificate
- NVQ Level 3 (Care) or equivalent
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills
- Computer and office skills
- Basic numeracy (drug calculation) skills
- Ability to give appropriate advice to patients and carers
- Ability to use own initiative and at times work unsupervised
- Ability to function well in times of pressure by prioritising and planning workload
- Flexible approach to task and location and working pattern
- Understanding of Primary Health Care
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Meet appropriate competencies in the primary health care / hospital setting
- Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
- Excellent time management skills
Please note that all candidates need to be able to be competent in the following:
- Measuring and accurately recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations
- Diabetes care including blood glucose monitoring and administration of insulin
- Administration of oral medication
- Administration of medicines via gastrostomy and setting up of gastrostomy feeds
- Collecting urine samples and undertaking urinalysis
- Catheter care, including changing catheter drainage bags
- Pressure area care and monitoring skin integrity
- Undertaking simple wound dressings and awareness of infection control practice
- Bowel care
- Venepuncture
- Recognising signs of abuse, neglect, or safeguarding concerns
We are so grateful for the hard-work and devotion of our Staff, so as a thank you we offer the following benefits:
- Flexible hours
- Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training
- Ability to self-book shifts with a weekly pay system
- Opportunity to work with multiple cases across the community to gain invaluable experience
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers
- An open-door policy
- Competitive pay
Apply now for this superb opportunity by attaching your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in contact with you shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.