Urgent Community Response - Health and Therapy Assistant
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.
Main duties of the job
* 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 people's 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 many opportunities to progress with us!
About 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, and adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
Job responsibilities
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* General standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent
* NVQ level 2 or equivalent (in health and social care applicable subject), or be willing to achieve this
* Evidence of a 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
* Ability to work with minimal supervision either in isolation or as a member of the team
* Ability to use time effectively and prioritise work through good organisational skills
* Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with sensitive information
* Ability to use recognised IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office including Excel
* Ability to use IT systems and keyboard skills including accurate data recording skills
* Strong interpersonal skills and appropriate empathetic and tactful manner
* Ability to communicate effectively with customers, carers and health and care specialist services and colleagues
* Ability to work effectively as an individual but also as part of a 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
* General standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent
* NVQ level 2 or equivalent (in health and social care applicable subject), or be willing to undertake
Experience
* Evidence of a consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience
* Experience of working in a health or social care setting
* Experience of working as a care assistant either with nursing or therapy services
* Experience of working with adults in the community
Skills and knowledge
* Able to use recognised IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office including Excel
* Able to use IT systems and keyboard skills including accurate data recording skills
* Able to use time effectively and prioritise work through good organisational skills
* Able to communicate effectively with customers, carers and health and care specialist services and colleagues
Other requirements
* Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
* Access to a vehicle for work purposes
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.
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum/pro rata
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