Community Health Care Assistant - Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom - Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago
Description
Job summary
The Wimborne District Nurses have a vacancy for a band 3 Community Healthcare Assistant.
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with good communication skills and a passion for caring for patients in their own homes. Experience of clinical work in the community is desirable but training will be offered to the successful applicant. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake our in house development program for extended skills which will involve insulin administration, injections and catheterisation.
Under the supervision and support from the team you will be required to visit patients in their own homes providing clinical care. Working as a HCA within the District Nursing Team, the role involves visit patients in their own homes providing clinical care, under supervision.
Access to a car with a valid driving license is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
To undertake care, following the instructions of the team leader ornominated deputy according to the needs of the patients as identified onthe care plan, providing evidence based, high quality, holistic nursingcare for patients in their own homes
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced