Tissue Viability Health Care Assistant

Job summary

1 x 22.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated Band 3 Health Care Assistant to work within our Tissue Viability Service throughout the Barnsley area.

The purpose of this role is to support our specialist clinical team to support patients primarily in a clinic setting but also in the patients own home where clinically appropriate/necessary.

You will deliver patient care within the management of wound care for which the post holder has been deemed competent, under the supervision of a registered nurse.

We are looking for individuals who are confident, highly motivated & flexible with excellent interpersonal & communication skills.

If you are driven & prepared to deliver high quality care & attention to detail, have the ability to work flexibly & autonomously, this opportunity could be for you!

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

You will:

Provide high standards of safe and compassionate care

Develop & maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people & ensure the care experienced is positive & service user safety is maintained

Apply your knowledge in order to provide advice and support

Exercise a degree of independence, under supervision, using your initiative and judgment when delivering tasks

Participate in training/education & clinical supervision to develop skills & knowledge, apply continuous reflection on own practice

The use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post is essential

This role requires the post holder to undertake physically demanding work on a daily basis & involves frequent kneeling & crouching; therefore a level of physical fitness is required in order to sustain this type of clinical intervention.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.