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Job summary

Main area
Community Nursing
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
067-ZC-HCA-EOW
Employer
Procare Health Ltd
Employer type
NHS
Site
Milford Hospital,
Town
Milford
Salary
£25,329 - £26,958 Per annum (pro rata) inc HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/11/2024 23:59

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Community Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

We are seeking Community Health Care Assistants to support an efficient, effective, and quality adult community nursing service in Guildford and Waverley. You will deliver delegated health care activities including venepuncture and wound care predominantly to people in their homes. We have full time, part time and bank hours available Monday to Sunday between 8 am and 8 pm.

Procare offer Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension. Procare are committed to supporting the development of all employees to their full potential and all employees working within the Procare Community Services adult community nursing service will additionally have access to the staff benefits, learning and development opportunities offered by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to perform a range of health care assistant activities in the community setting and will work without direct supervision under the direction of a Registered Nurse. This post holder will need to ensure that all relevant policy, protocols, guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed. The post holder will need to have health care assistant skills in basic wound care, venepuncture, catheter care etc and have a level 2 NVQ or equivalent.

Working for our organisation

The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.

With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.

We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work without direct supervision to perform a range of health care assistant activities
in the community setting for patients at home where the health and wellbeing of the individual would be compromised 
by travel. Health Care activities will include venepuncture, wound dressings, blood glucose monitoring, insulin 
Administration, continence reassessments, ordering and managing stock items.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details and responsibilities. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of a good level of education
  • Insulin training and competency up to date or willingness to undertake
  • NVQ Level 2, Care certificate or equivalent or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
  • Certificate of competence in adult venepuncture

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stephanie Ray
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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