• Job Description

  Req#: C9779-23-0357?language=en&page=148&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are currently seeking health and social care assistants with a broad range of previous experience and knowledge who are looking for an opportunity to develop skills in rapid response and management of acutely unwell clients in the community. You will be working under the guidance of multi-disciplinary clinicians, to support assessment and treatment of patients' to achieve medical stability and maintain functional ability, aiming to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

  Main duties of the job

  You should have previous experience of working with a therapy, nursing or personal care team within a health or social care setting. You must be flexible, responsive and have excellent time management skills as the teams priorities can change throughout the day. You should have good written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working in a dynamic and effective team.As the service is community based, you will need to be able to travel across the borough and will be required to work long days (8am to 8pm) and weekends on a rota basis.The Integrated Community Response Service aims to prevent hospital admission and supports early discharge of patients following acute admission. We are a dynamic team comprising of doctors, nurses, therapists, support staff and a social worker which functions seven days a week; 365 days a year.Based at Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health, 92 Bath Road, Hounslow, TW3 3ELFor further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contactRejoice Danyo (Clinical Lead Registered Nurse) 02037716220 / rejoice.danyo@nhs.net

  About us

  Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.

  In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

  We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.

  Infection Control

  As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

  Date posted

  16 October 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £27,129 to £28,649 a year per annum including HCAS (outer)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  779-NA-5721787-GV-Y

  Job locations

  Heart of Hounslow

  Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare trust, 92 Bath road

  Hounslow

  TW3 3EL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached JD and person specifications for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached JD and person specifications for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ in health or social care (or below essential experience)

  Desirable

  • Care Certificate for Support Worker
  • Trusted assessor

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous work in health or social care setting
  • Experience of working in paid or voluntary employment or community work

  Desirable

  • Previous role as Rehabilitation Assistant / Health Care / Social Care Assistant

  Skills and knowledge

  Essential

  • Good written and verbal communication
  • Ability to work as an effective team member
  • Competent IT skills to enable effective documentation
  • Understanding of concept of enabling clients through the therapy process
  • Understanding of professional conduct

  Desirable

  • Ability to carry out simple activity of daily living and mobility assessments
  • Ability to carry out simple monitoring of health status e.g. blood pressure
  • Ability to carry out simple nursing tasks e.g. dressings

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ in health or social care (or below essential experience)

  Desirable

  • Care Certificate for Support Worker
  • Trusted assessor

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous work in health or social care setting
  • Experience of working in paid or voluntary employment or community work

  Desirable

  • Previous role as Rehabilitation Assistant / Health Care / Social Care Assistant

  Skills and knowledge

  Essential

  • Good written and verbal communication
  • Ability to work as an effective team member
  • Competent IT skills to enable effective documentation
  • Understanding of concept of enabling clients through the therapy process
  • Understanding of professional conduct

  Desirable

  • Ability to carry out simple activity of daily living and mobility assessments
  • Ability to carry out simple monitoring of health status e.g. blood pressure
  • Ability to carry out simple nursing tasks e.g. dressings

  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

  Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

  Address

  Heart of Hounslow

  Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare trust, 92 Bath road

  Hounslow

  TW3 3EL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

  Address

  Heart of Hounslow

  Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare trust, 92 Bath road

  Hounslow

  TW3 3EL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• 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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