Community Health Care Support Worker (Home Support Team)
The Urgent and Intermediate Care Team are pleased to be offering this exciting post as part of our Home First approach across Pembrokeshire.
This Health Care Support Worker role has been developed within our Home First Team to provide short-term, intensive rehabilitation at home for patients to enable them to return home from hospital sooner, providing access to care 7 days a week, between the hours of 7.30am and 8pm.
This post will deliver delegated care across a range of disciplines as part of a team-based approach to delivering holistic, patient-centred care.
The key aim of the role is to support people to achieve independence through the delivery of an individualised plan of care as determined by the team.
We are looking for an individual who is motivated to make a positive contribution to the lives of the people we support and have a "can do" approach to their work.
Community experience is desirable, but not essential as full induction and training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
The Team will provide the opportunity for patients on the orthopaedic and frailty pathways to leave hospital at an earlier point in their recovery and receive intensive, short-term interventional care to reach independence and functional goals in the comfort of their own home.
The Team offers:
1. Support and advice from the multidisciplinary team for patients and carers.
2. Identified goals to increase independence with functional activities following discharge home. This may include goals with washing, dressing, functional mobility, meals, or any goals identified by the MDT.
3. Continuation and promotion of exercise programme if prescribed by a physiotherapist.
4. Support to carers on initial discharge by supporting the patient with functional tasks.
5. Proactive support for the wards with patients on the orthopaedic and frailty pathways, helping to identify any suitable patients and to also aid other staff members with patient care.
You must have a full drivers licence and access to a car to travel across the county in order to undertake home visits in a timely manner, whilst transporting necessary equipment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or working towards with equivalent level of experience.
* Good literacy and numerical skills.
Experience
* Experience of working in a Health or Social care environment.
* Experience of speciality.
Language Skills
* Welsh speaker (Level 1).
Other
* Have a full drivers licence and access to a car to travel across the county in order to undertake home visits in a timely manner, whilst transporting necessary equipment.
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.
Salary: £24,433 to £26,060 per annum pro rata.
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