An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and motivated Community Healthcare Assistant to join the Whittington Health Trust.
Whittington Health NHS Trust provides a wide range of health and care services. From maternity, through children’s mental and physical healthcare, health visitors, community and school nursing and therapists, urgent and emergency, cancer care, dental services, elective care, all the way to end of life care: we support patients, families and local communities in community health centres, GP clinics, dental practices across North Central London and beyond, at our hospital in Archway, and in patients’ own homes.
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 and Responsibilities:
· 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:
- NVQ Level 3 ( Care ) or equivalent
- 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 work load
- Flexible approach to task and location and working pattern
- Understanding of Primary Health Care
- Ability to work as part of a team
Our Bank Nurses are invaluable to us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits:
- Priority of shifts over an agency worker, accommodating your availability
- A dedicated recruitment team to ensure you can work as quickly as possible
- A dedicated compliance team that ensures you remain compliant to work
- Free annual Core Skills training
- A bookings team to ensure you work when and wherever you want to
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be 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.