Health Care Assistant

at  Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our existing district nursing team.
This post is primarily working in the Out of Hours District nursing team that is based at the Connected Palliative Care HUB. The role is mainly night shifts but includes rotation onto day shifts within District Nursing and Palliative Care.
At night, the team with the support of the Palliative Urgent Response Nurses provide urgent care and support to district nursing and palliative patients in crisis with the aim of maintaining care at home wherever possible. You must be willing to work night and day shifts in the community, have a UK driving license, access to a vehicle to use at work.
If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please get in contact with Louise Wright via email or telephone 0121 507 2664 we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about patient care and driven to working in collaboration with families and other services to provide a truly individual, holistic and a person centered approach to nursing. We welcome enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable applicants who drive to deliver high standards of care and positively contribute to a growing and successful service.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

WE HAVE THREE NEWLY EMERGING STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails

Please refer the Job description for details