Health Care Assistant

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The role requires the staff member to work as part of a Community Nursing Service to deliver high-quality care to patients in their own homes in accordance with individual care plans. Provide personal and palliative care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion while supporting their comfort and wellbeing. Demonstrate the ability to work independently and autonomously within the community setting, effectively manage responsibilities while maintaining a high standard of care. Support the Community Nursing Team by managing the ordering and organisation of clinical supplies and stationery to ensure services operated smoothly. Consistently follow Trust policies, procedures, and professional standards in all aspects of work while maintaining strict adherence to health and safety regulations, infection prevention, and control guidelines. Ensure patient confidentiality is always maintained and information is handled sensitively and responsibly in line with legal, ethical, and organisational requirements. Contribute to a safe, supportive, and professional care environment for patients receiving community-based nursing services.

Job responsibilities

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.