Healthcare Assistant Complex Leg Wound Service
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a highly motivated, and experienced healthcare assistant who has a passion for improving complex leg wounds. This post is based in the Complex Leg clinic at Stroud General Hospital and is part of a wider team covering 5 clinics around the county.There will be occasional need to travel to other clinics to cover sickness and leave.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as a member of the Complex Leg Wound Service, supporting the clinic caseload leads in the delivery of direct patient care. You will be given any necessary training needed, through formal teaching and gaining practical skills in clinic working with an experienced nurse.
You will be working in a supportive team committed to high standards of patient care. Clinical support will be provided by Complex Leg Specialist Nurses and the Professional Lead. Development within the role is encouraged.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To work as member of the Lower Limb and Complex Wound Team and to support the clinic caseload leads in the delivery of direct patient care
- To provide high standard of leg ulcer management and wound care to people in the community as delegated by the nurses with specialist interest.
- Provide continuity of care and treatment to patients in the clinic and report any changes to the nurses with specialist interest.
- To work as a skilled practitioner and develop expertise in compression bandaging skills.
- To measure and assess healed legs for compression hosiery at defined intervals with supervision.
- To work in line with clear treatment pathways and encourage patient concordance by tailoring treatment to their specific needs.
- To educate the patient in understanding their condition which requires wearing of compression hosiery to prevent ulcer recurrence.
- Patient education forms an important part of this role, teaching self-care to patients to prevent reoccurred
Person specification
UK driving licence
Essential criteria- Level 1/GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent Adult Literacy and Numeracy)
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Experience of direct adult patient care in a health/social care setting
- Evidence of team working abilities
- Some wound care experience
- Proven ability to work unsupervised
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Our Wellbeing line
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.