Podiatry Healthcare Assistant | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Your career as a Healthcare Assistant
Are you caring and compassionate? Do you want to come and work for the NHS at a time when it needs you more than ever?
Join our NHS family as a Healthcare Assistant and make a difference every day.
You don't need previous experience; we’ll train you on the job, supporting you to be the best that you can be.
Working under the direction of registered staff, delivering foot health education and advice to a designated caseload of patients across the Sussex Community Foundation Trust footprint. The role will also offer opportunities to develop to a Band 4 and possibly gain qualifications to progress into a career within Podiatry.Main duties of the job
You will be required to work across a number of different settings including, community clinics, Health centres, GP clinics and patients' homes.
You must possess good communication skills, self-management skills and be able to adapt to a wide range of clinical scenarios. The position requires the candidate to have a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
Previous experience in health care settings is desirable
Skills and personal characteristics needed to join us as an HCA
To be a Healthcare Assistant, you'll need to be:- caring and kind
- cheerful and friendly
- willing to be hands-on with patients
- able to follow instructions and procedures
- able to work in a team but use your own initiative
- communication skills, including listening
- organisation skills
- observational skills
Essential
- Computer literate
- Data protection and patient confidentiality
- Risk management
Essential
- Experience working with people
- Experience working as part of a team
Essential
- Excellent communication skills- verbal, written, electronic
- Clinical skills and competencies relevant to the post e.g. nail care
- Ability to work flexibly across the SCFT footprint to meet business needs and service delivery objectives. e.g. delivery of 5 day working as required and including requirement to support evening clinics as required in line with Commissioning Intentions and NHS Modernisation agenda
- Able to work within core clinical hours in line with meeting the needs of the service.
- Ability to travel across the SCFT footprint to meet business needs and service delivery objectives
There are so many opportunities to progress with us.
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.- Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
- Medical, nursing, and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
- July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features
- Flexible working patterns offered across all services
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates, and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Additional benefits
What else can we offer you apart from a great feeling of job satisfaction?- Flexible working patterns
- Supportive learning environment
- Dedicated career pathways, and great opportunities for continuing professional development
- Commitment to and support for your health and wellbeing
- NHS discounts and salary sacrifice schemes
You’ll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, which increases the longer you’re in service.
Locations:
Horsham, Haywards Health, Crawley,For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024