Community Healthcare Assistant

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

JOB SUMMARY

To work within the Community Primary Care Network (PCN) to support and assist in the provision of holistic nursing care and support to patients, their families and carers. Your role will be pivotal within the local community by making a difference to our patients, delivering a high level of care in their own home.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities & Results

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Clinical skills e.g. Insulin administration, wound care, venepuncture, diagnostic tests
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

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.

ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Community Nursing Service provides a comprehensive range of treatments which enable individuals to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital, or where hospitalisation is necessary, to support discharge back into the community. Nursing care includes the assessment and planning of care for patients, ensuring proactive advice and information.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The role will involve providing care for end of life, wound management, administering medication, giving personal care, setting up equipment and recording observations within scope of practice and competencies.