Healthcare Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Healthcare Assistant - Band - Wandsworth

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust works across nine London boroughs and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.


We are looking for exceptional Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join us in our Central London Community Nursing Day Service, the service is run from 07.00am to 17.30pm.

The team cover The borough of Wandsworth, crossing North, East, South and West Localities.

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.

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.


The Healthcare Support Worker (HSW) will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse or allied health professional.


The post holder will be expected to become proficient and competent in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to the area of clinical practice.

The HSW will promote optimum independence and individualised client centred care to a delegated caseload.


The post holder will also support the Community Nursing Team to deliver against key performance indicators and maintain quality of the service.

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)
  • Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
  • Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career
  • To contribute to the ongoing assessment of a patient by completing the appropriate paperwork for allocated patients, recording and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the nurse for action and planning purposes.
  • To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent

Eg:

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 uptodate information sheets, responding to any questions constructively.
  • To pass onto/seek assistance from other colleagues, promptly, any questions that you are unable to resolve.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
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