Health Care Assistant

Job summary

The post holder will work as a member of the Overnight Nursing Service providing direct and indirect patient care as directed by a trained member of the team in order to support patients and their families within their own home environment. The post holder will undertake clerical duties as directed including electronic documentation and working as an effective member of the Multidisciplinary team.

Due to the lone working policy the post holder will never work alone and will always be with a band 6 specialist nurse.

Main duties of the job

• To provide basic nursing, therapy and social care to people and carers, carrying out delegated clinical, therapeutic and personal care tasks
• To promote the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing to individuals and client groups.
• To be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.
• To carry out care/other duties under direct supervision of a registered professional.
• To support the band 6 nurse with tasks in patients homes.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

o NHS pension scheme membership

o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

o NHS Staff discounts

o Cycle to work scheme

oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

Have an understanding of support services available in the community

• Maintain excellent written patient records, and demonstrate the principles of patient confidentiality in accordance with Caldicott guidelines.
• Recognise and respond to challenging behaviour.

To maintain close liaison with colleagues and to communicate appropriately with other departments/services as required. Ensuring effective feedback regarding patients conditions to appropriate health care professionals

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK

Person specification

Knowledge and qualifications

Essential

• Mathematics GSCE or equivalent experience
• English GSCE or equivalent experience
• Literate Numerate

Desirable

• To have an understanding of confidentiality
• Understanding of how illness affects individuals and their families/carers

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work without direct supervision and to organise time effectively
• Ability to work independently following verbal and written instruction
• IT skills
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Able to be adaptable and be flexible Personal integrity (reliable, honest and conscientious)Team player
• Demonstrates evidence of good time management Demonstrates good organisational skills
• Evidence of ability to use initiative but aware of own limitations

Desirable

• Experience of working effectively as part of a team, valuing contributions from team members