Do you want to come and work for the NHS? Join us as a Health and Therapy Assistant and make a difference every day! We are offering a range of flexible working opportunities that can be personalised to fit you and your life.
Our Urgent Community Response Service provides urgent care and therapy to people aged 18 and over, in their own home, to help them avoid being admitted to hospital. It also supports people to return home following a hospital stay.
The service runs every day of the year from 8am to 8pm and teams are based across Sussex in:
• East Sussex – Brighton and Hove, and Lewes
• West Sussex – Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, Haywards Heath and Worthing
The teams respond to referrals within two hours, providing rapid access to a range of health and social care professionals, including Health and Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Paramedics and Physiotherapists.
Their short-term support helps people manage a health crisis or illness, medication needs, feeding and hydration, to ensure that they can remain in their own home safely and live more independently for longer.
• Providing personal, health and therapy care for people across Sussex with acute and diverse needs.
• Supporting people to achieve greater independence in their daily lives.
• Assisting multi-disciplinary colleagues in the ongoing assessment and provision of care and reablement. This includes simple clinical and therapeutic procedures such as taking physical observations, venepuncture, administering medications, simple wound care, rehabilitation programmes and equipment provision.
• Observing changes in peoples’ status and keeping your team informed through verbal updates and accurate record keeping.
You don't need previous experience; we’ll train you on the job, supporting you to be the best that you can be. Your training as a Healthcare and Therapy Assistant will include basic nursing and therapy skills and we’ll support you to achieve the Care Certificate.
With experience and further training, you could further your career in health care opening opportunities to train as a Nursing Associate. With the appropriate qualifications and experience, you could also go on to train as one of the many degree-level healthcare professionals such as a Nurse, Podiatrist, Midwife or Therapist.
There are so many opportunities to progress with us!
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
To be successful in this role, you will need:
• General standard of education to GSCE level or equivalent
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent (in health and social care applicable subject), or be willing to achieve this
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience
• Basic understanding of statutory health and social services
• Basic numeracy and ability to write simple reports
• To be able to work with minimal supervision either in isolation or as a member of the team
• To be able to use time effectively and prioritise work through good organisational skills
• To be able to maintain confidentiality and deal with sensitive information
• To be able to use recognised IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office including Excel
• To be able to use of IT systems and keyboard skills including accurate data recording skills
• To be able to use strong interpersonal skills and appropriate empathetic and tactful manner
• To be able to communicate effectively with customers, carers and health and care specialist services and colleagues
• To be able to work effectively as individual but also as part of larger team
• An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
• Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.
We often receive a high number of applications for this role so please be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than stated.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Operational Team Leads, Claudia Mendes, 07789983928, claudia.ferreira-mendes@nhs.net
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024