Job summary

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our dedicated and highly professional team of Nurses within the Alton Community Nursing Team. . The Alton Primary Care Network serves three of the registered General Practices and you will play a pivotal role in keeping hospital admissions and re-admissions to a minimum as well as encompassing the dimensions of health service planning, advocacy and care planning for patients with a wide range of service needs.

Within this role, you will act as part of an ever-expanding multidisciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Additionally, you will be required to provide important educational and advisory service for patients, offering information on various aspects of health care to help support patients living with their condition. Within this role, you will be expected to provide health care intervention to patients which include; wound management, catheter care and medicines management.

You will need to be effective in communication skills and must be prepared to work flexibly and collaboratively to meet the needs of the service.

This post is open to both full and part time applicants.

Main duties of the job

Communication

Maintain excellent communication with patients, relatives and members of the team regarding all aspects of care, demonstrating a variety of communication skills in accordance to patient need.

Maintain clear, concise and legible documentation in accordance with organisational policy.

Communicate on complex and sensitive issues. Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate complex information effectively with service users, families, colleagues, team members and other agencies to facilitate the delivery of care programmes, to promote effective communication.

Reflect on barriers to communication and use knowledge of different methods to support and improve communication with individuals.

To communicate appropriate information to and from other departments/service areas as required.

Personal and People Development

Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.

Maintain responsibility for the identification of continuing educational needs and development. Actively participate in the annual appraisal process and formulate a personal development plan.

To attend relevant training courses, as identified within the personal development plan, and disseminate information as required. Incorporate acquired knowledge into working practice as appropriate, following discussion with the team leader and keep up to date with developments within the service area.

Please read the attached job description.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.