Employer: Cambridge East and South City Nursing team
Position: Healthcare Assistant(Nursing)
Salary: Grade 3 £24,625 – £25,674 per annum pro rata
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 37.5 hours per week
Work location: Sawston, Cambridge
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for an Integrated Care Worker to join our East and South City Nursing Team
We have an exciting opportunity to onboard a new member to our Cambridge East and South City Nursing team, working with us, you will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality care to patients in their own home or residential setting in and around the area.
We provide a service seven days a week, working closely with other community services and Primary Care Networks to provide high standard holistic care to the population of Cambridgeshire.
You will have the opportunity to develop yourself with extensive learning and development opportunities.Â
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role, you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role, as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
As an Integrated Care worker you will work closely with the nursing team to follow a plan of care in deliver high quality, best practice care to adults with a range of complex health needs within their own homes. We are looking for caring, responsive and diverse people who share our passion to deliver our service.
We are looking for someone with:
- Experience of working in the community.
- Experience of working within health or social care.
- Experience of caring for and supporting adults and older people
- Demonstrate a commitment to high quality care & service provision.
- Good communication skills.
- The ability to work flexibly and as part of a team, as well as individually.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To undertake patients prescribed treatment/care plans, i.e., venepuncture, insulin administration and wound care, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with competency framework.
- Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
- Â Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
- Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and non-registered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
- Promote patient independence and self-management Provide and maintain a safe, comfortable and dignified environment for all patients/clients and carers To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body’s guidelines.
- To maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact (ensuring these are recorded on SystmOne within 24hours).
- Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, (and ensure these are documented on SystmOne) .
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in health and Social Care.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment with older people
Desirable criteria
- Has worked as a Healthcare Assistant in the past.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way.
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using SystmOne
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to travel around the county at short notice using own vehicle and holds a valid DVLA Driving Licence
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work shifts and unsocial hours when required
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
- Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
- Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
- Children and young people’s mental health services;
- Children’s community services in Peterborough;
- Social care;
- Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Application Process
If you’re interested in this role, check out more information on the Official website and apply now