Community Health Care Assistant - District Nursing Services

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated individuals to join our District Nursing Service. We deliver services across the diverse and exciting boroughs of Islington and Haringey – providing fantastic opportunities to develop your skills.

We are looking for a healthcare assistant to join our teams in Haringey.

The post holder will work within the district nursing team. You will be expected to provide a high standard of nursing care and contribute to the prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge from hospital. You will work with health professionals providing a high standard of nursing care, which reflects the Level 3 Health and Social Care competencies and Care Certificate competencies to all patients living in the community.

If you are 18 or above, have previous healthcare experience, and have attained a Ofqual-regulated Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, and can demonstrate empathy and compassion while sharing our ethos of maintaining patients’ self-respect and dignity, we would be delighted to hear from you.

This role involves rotational shifts between 8:30am-5:00pm and 2:00pm-10:00pm. You will be required to work one weekend on and one weekend off duty.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of programmes of care in partnership with patients/carers in their own homes

Identify changes in patients’ conditions and, within your capabilities, recognise where significant changes in the care plan are required and report these back to the senior nurse on duty in a prompt and timely manner.

Liaise effectively with other nursing and multi professional team members within the scope of the Healthcare Assistant role and report back to the nurse in charge.

If you have applied for this position within the last 3 months and have not been successful, please do not reapply.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Be competent in additional clinical skills and knowledge areas, for example:

Blood pressure monitoring

Blood sugar monitoring

Administration of medicines via gastrostomy plus setting up of gastrostomy feeds

Administration of oral medication.

Simple sterile dressings

Best infection control practice

Be willing to quickly undertake further training/supervision in other clinical skills, knowledge areas for example:

Continence re-assessment

Venepuncture

Injection technique

Diabetes care

Medication review

Chronic disease management

Pressure area care

Bowel care

Palliative care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

When completing your application, please provide the full title of your level 3 qualification in health and social care, the awarding organisation and the full date it was obtained in the education and training section.

Following shortlisting, our recruitment process for all candidates involves undertaking a literacy and numeracy test and presenting evidence of the required qualifications. If you are successful in passing our literacy and numeracy test and present evidence of the required qualifications, you will be invited for interview. Please note your interview may be on a different day from the literacy and numeracy test.

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SELF AND WORK

Demonstrate a high standard of care within Whittington Health and national quality assurance frameworks.

Adhere to Whittington Health policies and procedures at all times.

Organise own workload and establish priorities (and that of other unregistered nurses where appropriate). In collaboration with line manager/nurse in charge

Portray a positive image of the District Nursing service at all times

Be able to work unsupervised.

Keep up to date and accurate patient records and electronic records

Regularly participate in team meetings

Liaise effectively with members the wider multidisciplinary team within the scope of the Health care Assistant role, reporting back to the nurse in charge as appropriate.

Initiate referrals to other agencies, including Social Services, where appropriate

Participate in the orientation of new staff.

Regularly participate in one to one meetings, objective- setting and clinical appraisal with line manager in line with the KSF framework.

Maintain an up to date portfolio.

Regularly participate in Clinical Supervision.

Be willing to expand nursing knowledge/skills by undertaking further training and helping to teach others where appropriate

Be able to use Word documents, email and Internet and have a willingness to further develop computer skills.

Submit statistical information as required.

Participate in clinical audit in order to promote the development of patient centred care.

Assist and support team managers and administration staff in the management of office systems.

Participate with senior nurses in the re-development of the role as required by the service.

Undertake other duties within reasonable capacity and capability as required by the Team Manager, Professional Development District Nurse, Lead District Nurse, and Service Manager.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.