Job Summary
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
This is a 12-month fixed term/secondment offer to cover maternity leave.
As part of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust night service, there is an exciting new opportunity for Night Support Workers to become part of an expanding multi-disciplinary service within BCHC NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be expected to support the night nurses when responding to referrals to support patients in their own home.
The team is currently under consultation to change the base to Priestly Wharf, Holt Street Aston.
Main Duties of the Job
The staff member will predominantly work closely with the nurses and under their direction may be requested to respond to referrals independently that have been risk assessed and deemed safe to lone work during the hours of 21:30 - 08:00 hours.
We are looking for people who are innovative, forward-thinking, and flexible.
About Us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics, and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families, as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Date Posted: 10 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £23,615 a year pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working Pattern: Part-time
Reference Number: 820-6929058-COM
Job Locations: Norman Power, Lady Wood Road, Birmingham, B16 8JJ
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic, and flexible support worker who will join this multi-disciplinary team to assist in the prevention of inappropriate hospital admissions and the facilitation of hospital discharge, in line with the overall objectives of the service. The post holder will work as part of the District Nurse Night service and will provide a caring service for individuals in their own homes, under the direction of a registered professional. They will work in partnership with patients, carers, and other health and social care agencies to support and maintain patients at home.
The main aim is to provide care throughout the night by assisting the nurses when responding to referrals for support to patients in their own home.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
* Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
* NVQ level II in Health and Social Care or Equivalent.
Experience Essential
* As per person spec.
Desirable
* Experience in delivering direct patient care or therapy programmes in a health or social care setting.
Skills/Knowledge Essential
* Excellent communication skills.
* Basic IT Skills.
* Able to work effectively in a team.
* Able to work independently.
* Awareness of the needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
Other Job Requirements Essential
* As per person spec.
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address: Norman Power, Lady Wood Road, Birmingham, B16 8JJ
Employer's Website: https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr