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Job summary

Main area
Community Nursing
Grade
3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Shift pattern includes evenings and weekends)
Job ref
828-PROVIDE2762-C
Employer
Provide CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mid Essex
Town
Maldon/Chelmsford/Braintree
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

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Health Care Support Worker

3

Job overview

The post-holder will work within a community nursing team visiting patients in their home including care settings to deliver delegated nursing care.

They will assist the registered staff in providing a highly specialized Community Nursing Service to adults. This involves assisting the registered staff in ensuring appropriate pathways of care for patients who require those services.

We have positions available in 3 of our locality teams

  • Maldon
  • Chelmsford
  • Braintree

To contribute to the assessment and the treatment of individual patients on the caseload and communicate any changes in care needs to the registered staff.

To communicate with patients, relatives, carers and health care professionals to assist the registered staff in ensuring an integrated, holistic approach to patient care.

Main duties of the job

  • Able to work alongside a multidisciplinary group of health professionals.
  • Able to work independently and autonomously undertake clinical and non-clinical tasks.
  • Possessing observational and communication skills which complement your role.
  • Possess basic computer skills.
  • Willing to develop in your role and adjust your responsibilities as the service grows and transforms.
  • Able to work flexibly on a roster basis.
  • A car driver with access to a car.

If so your skills and experience are invaluable to us.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Able to carry out delegated tasks.
  • Able to evaluate difference approaches to task and identify which is the most useful.
  • Understands when to seek guidance from more expert practitioners
  • Is aware of the range of equipment and devices that can support independent living.
  • Takes responsibility for own development and work practice.
  • Attends regular clinical supervision
  • To be responsible for inputting patient information onto the computer.
  • Makes judgements, some of which require a comparison of options.
  • Able to work with others towards shared goals.
  • Able to listen to, understand and follow lengthy instructions and narratives
  • Attending clinical training specifically glucose blood testing and phlebotomy.
  • Participating in appraisal, supervision and peer review and maintain an up to date development portfolio including evidence of experiential learning, reflective practice and any relevant training and experience.  This should demonstrate responsibility for maintaining competency levels.
  • Maintaining on-going personal development by taking part in relevant training courses as identified in the yearly professional development review.  To incorporate acquired knowledge into working practice as appropriate and following discussion with peers and more senior staff.  To disseminate information from training to appropriate team members.
  • Is aware of health and safety practices and procedures and acts in accordance with these
  • Understands and respects confidentiality

Person specification

Application form

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or Equivalent
  • Car Driver
  • Basic IT Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Community Experience

Work Related Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a health/care environment
  • Understanding of professional conduct
  • Information Governance awareness
Desirable criteria
  • Pervious experience of lone working

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work without direct supervision.
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Good organizational skills
  • Ability to organize and prioritize own workload under supervision of RN
  • Effective time management skills
  • Effective demonstration of communication and interpersonal skills

Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work with others
Desirable criteria
  • Discreet, helpful, empathetic, friendly

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophia Flint
Job title
Divisional Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07790 351533