Home Care Practitioner - Carlisle, United Kingdom - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
3 weeks ago
Description
Working along side the community team with a special interest in palliative care and rehabilitation
The team delivers care to patients which includes supporting with Activities of Daily Living, including personal care, catheter care, meal provision and support with nutrition.
Care should be delivered in such a way to promote independence where possible and as part of an ongoing plan to support the patient to remain in their own home.
Care is delivered to ensure patients have a safe and timely discharge from hospital and prevent readmission or admission to hospital.
To deliver a high quality of personal care
You will need to have excellent communication skills
You will be part of a very motivated team -who deliver a high quality of care and rehabilitation
The team works 7 days per week, 365 days per year across between 07:00 and 21:00 midnight, staff may be expected to change their shifts pattern and work outside these hours with limited notice.
Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond.
We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this.
For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the "read this before applying" section.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
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Standard Check:
£18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check:
£38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
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