Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 812-25-GH-CSA-1
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Welwyn/Hoddesdon
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Care Support Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
The Hospital at Home service is expanding and has vacancies for the newly created Health and Care Assistant roles. The successful candidates will work alongside the Discharge Home to Assess team to predominately provide short term Care to prevent patients requiring hospital admission.
The roles are based within the East and North corridors and staff will be expected to travel within the corridors,
Previous care experience is essential.
The service runs 7 days a week, 8am to 8pm.
Main duties of the job
- Providing personal care to patients within their own home
- Following training to provide basic health care needs as required
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work within a team that provides an assessment and care service to patients with nursing / health needs.
- To visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan. This will include aspects of personal care, hygiene, uncomplicated nursing procedures, exercise, activity and treatment programmes prescribed by therapists. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patient’s potential and where appropriate to support the carer.
- To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their well-being.
- To undertake administration and clerical tasks that are associated with the care process including record keeping and use of computer.
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Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Good general education
- NVQ Level III, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Basic mathematical skills
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness and needs of older people
- Awareness of personal care needs
- Awareness of rehabilitation skills
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal English skills
- Ability to communicate when barriers to understanding exist
- Ability to communicate within a multi discipline team
General Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Flexible with approach to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Grace Hamblett
- Job title
- Bridging Service, Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721020638
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