Community Healthcare Support Worker - Band 3

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust – Community Healthcare Support Worker – Band 3

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) NHS Trust are seeking an enthusiastic and qualified Community Healthcare Support Worker to join them on a temporary basis to support their District Nursing Team alongside individuals, families, and the wider community, and other primary healthcare services, e.g. Health visitors, School Nurses, Social Services etc.

The role will cover the following locations:

• Wandsworth SW18 4FS
• Sutton & Merton SM4 5PQ
• Croydon CR9 2RS
• Lewisham SE13 6LQ
• Bromley BR7 5AB
• Kingston & Richmond SW14 8LP
• Bexley & Greenwich DA18 4AL
• Lambeth & Southwark SE5 7SW

HRCH provides community health services for around 523,000 people registered with GPs in the London boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond. The Trust currently employ around 1,300 people, who work across a wide range of health centres, hospitals, GP surgeries, children’s centres, local council facilities and in community settings – including in people’s homes. This helps people across the community to stay well, manage their own health with the right support and avoid stays in hospital.

Responsibilities:

• Implement treatment programmes with individual patients and/or carers in their own homes as directed. Provide high standards of care as delegated, encompassing a rehabilitative approach where necessary, and report back as agreed.
• Carry out clinical duties and be prepared to undertake clinical skills as per needs of the service and specific patient after training and competence assessment with support from an identified mentor (e.g., venepuncture, Blood Pressure, pulse and temperature recording, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring, simple wound dressings, and non-complex assessments such as continence reviews).
• Undertake basic duties as delegated and overseen by the registered nurse and actively report any changes in a patient’s condition in a timely way to the registered nurse.
• Liaise with other healthcare and multi-agency workers to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to care.
• Communicate with patients at a time and level appropriate to their needs in a manner that promotes positive health.
• Meet at agreed times to discuss patient care and collect allocated worklist from District Nurse Team Leader or Community Staff Nurse, and take referrals from other professions as agreed, reporting back to caseload holder.
• Ensure that equipment and aids necessary for effective care meet the needs of individual patients and are adequately maintained. Demonstrate and explain safe use of equipment for patient and/or carer where required.
• Demonstrate, teach and supervise simple procedures that can be safely delegated to patient/carer with support and approval from the District Nurse Team Leader or Community Staff Nurse, as necessary.

Important Requirements:

• GCSE grade A – C in English or Maths.
• Ability to communicate and build rapport with patients, families, carers, colleagues, and other professionals to progress the care of the patient.
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Commitment to providing a high-quality, professional, caring service to all patients.
• Excellent administrative, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience of working as a team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Community Healthcare Support Worker who is seeking a challenging and rewarding role to work closely with the hospital’s clinical staff to ensure patients receive the most appropriate level of care, advice, and information. The successful candidate will advance their skills by undertaking and assisting with various procedures and will facilitate effective communication between patients and clinical staff. If you are an experienced Community Healthcare Support Worker who is seeking a stimulating role in a busy hospital environment and have a caring approach with a commitment to aiding patients’ wellbeing, then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Advantages:

• Priority of shifts over all agencies.
• Guaranteed line of work.
• Opportunity to work flexibly due to varying demands of the Trust.
• Weekly salary.
• Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training.
• Competitive pay.

Apply now for this superb opportunity by attaching your CV, and one of our recruitment team will be in contact with you shortly.