An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Community Team within central Shropshire in the provision of Planned and Admission Avoidance care to patients in the community.
We are looking for a caring, motivated, and friendly individual to join our busy, professional, and dynamic team. You should possess a commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care.
The post holder will assist and support other members of the team in giving care/undertaking phlebotomy to patients within a designated area, under the supervision of a qualified nurse.
There is an opportunity to develop additional skills within the HCSW job description and support in career progression through accessing formal training and clinical competence.
Responsibilities include:
1. Promoting a ‘can do’ attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive clinical and administrative support service within a Community Team setting which delivers best practice.
2. Dealing appropriately with interruptions, unpredictable events, and behaviours.
3. Organising and delivering skilled clinical support work/phlebotomy without direct supervision.
4. Gaining valid informed consent and working within legal frameworks with patients.
5. Liaising with nursing and therapists regarding patient care, highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes.
6. Providing basic verbal and written clinical reports to the supervising Nurse and/or therapist and documenting patient interventions/findings in patient records in line with Trust Record Keeping Policy.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting, and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers, and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services, and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients, and the public to innovate and improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life and a good work life/home life balance.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
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