Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
As a Community Health Care Assistant working in the out of hours district nursing service, you will be integral to the care of the patients.
The Trust is focused on supporting the Community and helping patients remain independent in their own home. You will actively assist the Community Nursing Team in the provision of nursing care and support to patients and families in the community setting, including supporting end of life patients.
By joining this Trust, you will be coming to work in a supportive and friendly environment, with a team that is forward-thinking and proactive. They are a welcoming and friendly team.
The evening and overnight district nursing team supports patients from 19:00-08:00 across a 7-day week.
The core hours of this post are 19:00-00:00, 3 evenings per week, covering weekends and bank holidays.
Main Duties of the Job
You will work alongside a member of the team with full support of your Team Leader and other members of the team. Your caseload will be varied to your skills and training requirements. It will have a variety of patients with health and social care needs. This can vary from simple and complex patient care to looking after people at the end of their lives who wish to remain at home. You will work closely with the MDT (Social Workers, GPs, and Allied Health Professionals) to ensure that patient care is appropriately coordinated.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in the process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.
Job Responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
* Care Certificate
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
* The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
* Experience of working with members of the public or a desire to work in the Health Service.
* Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on-the-job training.
* Basic IT skills.
* Experience of working within a health or social care environment.
* Experience of working within a team.
* Good organisational skills.
* Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Evening and Overnight District Nursing Service
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