Are you a Health Care Assistant with a Level 2/3 NVQ Qualification in Health/Social Care, who is interested in a role caring for frail and complex patients who are at risk of further deterioration in health or an avoidable hospital admission or unnecessary length of hospital stay.
We are recruiting a part-time HCA to work in the Enhanced Care Team, under the supervision of trained nurses, undertaking a broad range of health care activities and duties relating to the care of frail and complex patients in their own homes or residential care.
The successful candidate will be working within a multi-professional team of ANPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Pharmacists, and Support staff and will be offered development and training to fulfill this job role and personal development objectives.
This role is for 3 days per week, days are negotiable and will be discussed at interview.
The role will be working for the PCN, the post-holder will be employed through The Adam Practice (Lead Practice) on behalf of the PCN.
Informal visits are welcome, please email pcn.hr@dorsetgp.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The focus of the role will be to support the provision of clinical care for identified patients with frail and/or complex needs usually in their own homes in accordance with the patients' care plan. They will work as part of a team supported by qualified nurses, but the successful candidate must be able to work with minimum direct supervision.
The successful candidate will assist in the identification of those individuals with more complex health needs and with discussion with colleagues, refer for a holistic, multi-dimensional, interdisciplinary assessment. To participate in the MDT meetings, where appropriate.
The successful candidate must be able to establish and maintain effective communications with patients, carers, and health professionals in a professional manner. They should identify social isolation and loneliness, being proactive in signposting the ageing well population to relevant resources to empower patients to remain active and engage within their communities.
Assistance with ongoing support of patients, their families, and carers to manage their frailty and long-term health conditions. This will involve, following appropriate competency-based training, undertaking delegated clinical tasks and procedures such as phlebotomy, ECG, BMI/BP readings, Urinalysis, diabetic foot checks, and ear checks.
About us
Poole Central PCN is the second largest PCN in Dorset and one of the first to develop an operational Hub with a central coordination team and clinical teams co-located in a dedicated building.
The PCN services comprise a multi-professional Enhanced Care Team, responding to the needs of the population who are housebound or living in long-term residential care. The ECT comprises ANPs, RNs, HCAs, Paramedics, Specialist Diabetes and Respiratory Nurses, and Clinical Pharmacists, working together to optimize clinical outcomes and support people to remain living independently whenever possible and working closely with Practice Teams to ensure effective coordinated care.
We work collaboratively with partners in health and social care and are currently developing a number of pathways that involve models of integrated working and information systems and digital technology have a key part to play in achieving greater efficiency in how we work.
Job responsibilities
To support the provision of clinical care for identified patients with frail and/or complex needs usually in their own homes in accordance with the patients' care plan. To be supported by the ECT trained nurses but able to work with minimum direct supervision.
To establish and maintain effective communications with patients, carers, and health professionals in a professional manner.
To assist with ongoing support of patients, their families, and carers to manage their frailty and long-term health conditions.
To identify social isolation and loneliness, being proactive in signposting the ageing well population to relevant resources to empower patients to remain active and engage within their communities.
To be able to identify and recognize a deterioration in an individual's health and act promptly to refer to the relevant health professional to minimize the risk of rapid deterioration or, where appropriate, avoid hospital admission.
To have knowledge and understanding of the NEWS scoring format to assist with effective communication in acute/deteriorating presentations.
In line with the PCN/Practice Team policy, to update patient records ensuring entries are accurate, relevant, and timely and communicate care provided appropriately.
Following appropriate competency-based training, to undertake delegated clinical tasks and procedures such as phlebotomy, ECG, BMI/BP readings, Urinalysis, diabetic foot checks.
To support the facilitation of early discharge, where possible, from hospital for case managed patients by coordination of care and services to be delivered within primary care/community.
To assist in the identification of those individuals with more complex health needs, with discussion with colleagues, refer for a holistic, multi-dimensional, interdisciplinary assessment with members of the MDT specializing in older people's health, including a geriatrician. To participate in the MDT meetings, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualification in Healthcare (minimum NVQ level 2)
* Experience of Community Primary Healthcare
Other
* Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on locality business.
Experience
* Previous experience in an NHS/Primary Care/Local Authority role
* Experience of working under own direction
* Evidence of working with IT systems including Word
* Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially
* Experience of supporting service improvement
* Ability to self-motivate, organize, and prioritize workload
Skills & Attributes
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to use own initiative
* Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.
* To be computer literate
* System 1 experience
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.
Depending on experience Equivalent to AFC Band 2 - 3, dependent on experience.
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