Urgent Community Response Health Care Assistant

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and  dynamic individuals who would like to join our Centralised Urgent Community Response Team, working  across East Cheshire.

As part of this Multi-disciplinary team you will support patients in their own  home under our 'Hospital at Home' philosophy.  This will be a combination of both nursing and therapy tasks under the supervision of registered professionals, to enable patients to receive the right care at the right time in the right place.

Hours per Week: 33 (Part time hours will be considered)

Main duties of the job

• To contribute and support the delivery of high standard of effective care, as part of a multidisciplinary team, in support of and under the direction of a registered professional
• To carry out assigned tasks, including direct nursing care and administrative duties as delegated by the nurse in charge
• You will ensure that patients/clients receive safe, individualised and effective care which supports health & wellbeing and promotes self- care where appropriate and possible.
• To work with an individual  patient , guided by the client’s individual needs and directed by the relevant member of the multidisciplinary team.
• To provide care to people in their own homes following a period of acute illness or injury, who require a period of rehabilitation to enable them to return to their previous level of function.
• To provide  support for patients who are in the palliative stage of their illness and their family, allowing for the patients preferred place of care or death at end of life.
• Travel is an essential part of this role, please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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