Job summary
- Main area
- Health Care Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 209-A-24-6785580
- Employer
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Congleton War Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Congelton
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health Care Assistant - Community
NHS AfC: Band 3
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
The Congleton and Holmes Chapel District Nursing team are looking for a Community Healthcare Assistant who possesses the enthusiasm and positive approach to join a multidisciplinary team with a vision to deliver the right care, at the right time to help improve the lives of our residents.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our innovative team to drive forward the expansion and modernisation of community nursing services with commitment to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan.
Travel is an essential part of this role. Please demonstrate on your application form how you can meet this requirement.
Hours per week: 25
Main duties of the job
- To contribute and support the delivery of a high standard of effective care, as part of a multidisciplinary team, offering face to face support under the direction of a registered professional
- You will ensure that patients/clients receive safe, individualised and effective care which supports health & wellbeing and promotes self- care where appropriate and possible.
- To provide care to people in their own homes
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to meet service need including ability to work flexibly across a variety of shift patterns.
Skills, Experience and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people and dealing with members of the public
- Computer literacy
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge, skills or experience in health/social care
- Shows insight into the needs and circumstances of patient group/vulnerable adults.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education or ability to demonstrate equivalent.
- Good literacy skills
- Care Certificate (or commitment to undertake on commencement of the post)
- NVQ (National Vocational Qualifications) level 3/ City and Guilds – Health/social care related subject (level 3) – or equivalent experience.
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Atherton
- Job title
- Care Community Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 077887303561
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