Healthcare Support Worker - Community Nursing
Job overview
BASED IN BALANCE STREET DISTRICT NURSING TEAM IN EAST STAFFORDSHIRE COVERING THE BALANCE STREET AND ABBOTS BROMLEY PRACTICES AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Permanent post Health Care Assistant Band 3 – 0.6WTE 22.5 hours a week.
The Adult Community Service provides care to patients in their own homes, covering care homes and working closely with our GP practices and our integrated services such as Physio, OT and Podiatry. As a Community Staff Nurse you will deliver a high quality service, working closely with GP’s and multi-disciplinary teams in addressing a range of care issues across the spectrum of health conditions, and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.We provide wound care, palliative and end of life care, leg ulcer management, continence and catheter care, management and administration of injections such as insulin.
We are an innovative service covering GP practices in the Uttoxeter and surrounding villages’ locality and we are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Assistant to work within our team. Training and support will be offered to update your skills and knowledge in the field of community nursing
You will work independently in a community setting, participating in the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, adhering to policies and procedures.
Post holders will be required to work flexibly on a rota system across a 5 day working week, which will include bank holiday working but not weekends
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Essential- Effective communication skills, oral and written
- Ability to work within a team and develop others
- Able to commute to meet the needs of the job
Interests & Motivation to the Job
Essential- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Keen to develop own skills and develop nursing practice
- Has up to date knowledge of current nursing issues and changes to NHS
- Research awareness
Personal Qualities
Essential- Demonstrates a caring attitude to patient care
- Demonstrates a responsible attitude to their work
- Demonstrates respect for patient dignity
- Honest & Trustworthy
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Able to cope with distressing or emotional circumstances
Experience
Essential- Experience of working in a community / wound care setting.
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Able to manage a group of patients
- Able to keep full and accurate records
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Computer literate
- Competent in clinical skills i.e. venepuncture
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Essential- Effective communication skills, oral and written
- Ability to work within a team and develop others
- Able to commute to meet the needs of the job
Interests & Motivation to the Job
Essential- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Keen to develop own skills and develop nursing practice
- Has up to date knowledge of current nursing issues and changes to NHS
- Research awareness
Personal Qualities
Essential- Demonstrates a caring attitude to patient care
- Demonstrates a responsible attitude to their work
- Demonstrates respect for patient dignity
- Honest & Trustworthy
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Able to cope with distressing or emotional circumstances
Experience
Essential- Experience of working in a community / wound care setting.
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Able to manage a group of patients
- Able to keep full and accurate records
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Computer literate
- Competent in clinical skills i.e. venepuncture
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria- NVQ level 3
- care certificate or willingness to complete
- care experience
- IT skills/ knowledge
experience
Essential criteria- care experience
- community experience