NHS
Community Healthcare Assistant - Liskeard & Looe
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Job Description
- Req#: C9201-24-0769?language=en&page=689&sort=publicationDateDesc
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of experience in care setting
- Trained in Venepuncture or willingness to undertake relevant training
- Additional relevant training in Healthcare
- Evidence of working in a delegated environment
- Good Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Ability to relate to people from different backgrounds
- Ability to cope under pressure
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of experience in care setting
- Trained in Venepuncture or willingness to undertake relevant training
- Additional relevant training in Healthcare
- Evidence of working in a delegated environment
- Good Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Ability to relate to people from different backgrounds
- Ability to cope under pressure
Job summary
Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre at Carew House, Bodmin on 20th September 2024. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.
The Community Nursing Service in East Cornwall is offering a fantastic opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic Community Health Care Assistants to join our team. The successful candidates must be able to demonstrate a passion for delivering nursing care to candidates in their own homes, including those who are approaching end-of-life. The role will involve carrying out planned nursing care which may include wound care, venepuncture, catheter care, pressure area care and delivering personal care to end-of-life patients.
We believe in integrated ways of working to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. Previous care experience is essential. The trust is committed to personal learning and development within community nursing with many opportunities available.
Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants have a valid UK driving licence and are able to travel independently on a daily basis to and from the base, patient's homes and other venues around the geographical area. Mileage is paid at Agenda for Change rates and travel time between visits is incorporated into your working shift.
Main duties of the job
This opportunity will include working at the Looe Police Station Office with the Liskeard-Looe community nursing team, you will also be required to work at our office at Oaktree Surgery, Liskeard. The service covers from 8am to 10pm, with staff working 7.5-hour shifts. Part time hours considered but up to full time hours available.
To carry out assigned tasks while regularly working without direct supervision involving direct care to patients and carers to support the registered nurse.
Key Dimensions of the post are:
Working as a member of the community nursing team within a given geographical area.
The District Nursing Team work on a flexible rota shift system covering the period from 8am to 10pmwhich includes an on call system offering a high standard of service.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Date posted
05 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
201-24-567
Job locations
Oaktree Surgery and Looe Police Station
Clemo Road, Liskeard and Station Road, Looe
Liskeard-Looe
PL14 3XA
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Job responsibilities
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Education
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Desirable
Experience
Essential
Education
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oaktree Surgery and Looe Police Station
Clemo Road, Liskeard and Station Road, Looe
Liskeard-Looe
PL14 3XA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oaktree Surgery and Looe Police Station
Clemo Road, Liskeard and Station Road, Looe
Liskeard-Looe
PL14 3XA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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