Integrated Care Worker - Huntingdon, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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Would you like to work for an organisation that will support you in your role, training you to deliver the highest standards of health care and provide you with the opportunity to develop your career in care, nursing, or therapy?


If you would like to be part of a team who are making a difference in our community then we have a job for you.

We are offering permanent contracts in Huntingdon.


The Home First Intermediate Care Service supports patients to achieve their optimum independence by earlier discharge from hospital, and avoidance of hospital admission.

You will assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within their own homes by following prescribed packages of care and therapy.


The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community-based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital; early assessment for care needs and avoidance of hospital admission.

Our operating hours are 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

Please note this post may be offered as a Band 2 Development post depending on qualifications and experience. You will be supported fully to develop into a Band 3.

Please note the salary will be adjusted in line with Agenda for Change and implemented accordingly.

  • DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Main duties:


  • With training, use skills from the professional areas of; Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Medicines Management to undertake delegated tasks.
  • Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function with a particular focus on admission avoidance to acute hospitals.
  • To deliver functional assessments, personal care, medication prompts, including mobility and appropriate exercise, personal and domestic ADLs, equipment provision
  • To carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals
  • To provide a high standard of care
  • To manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex needs


Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.


Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community.

These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

  • Make judgements on patients' response to prescribed treatment/care plans, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with competency framework.
  • Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients' with hearing or cognitive impairment.
  • Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
  • Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
  • Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
  • Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and nonregistered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
  • Promote patient independence and selfmanagement
  • To maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact

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