Role Summary
As part of the UCR team you will be community-based and the primary focus of your role is to enable a person to stay safe and well in their own home.
About you
We are looking to appoint into Band 2 and Band 3 level roles for UCR (see salary details below).
As a Band 2, you may not have formal experience in care, but you are able to demonstrate a passion for delivering excellent patient care with the support and guidance of your colleagues. You will quickly become a valued member of the team through our comprehensive training and induction programme and our commitment to learning and development will satisfy even the most ambitious! You will be on a pathway to be working at a Band 3 level.
As a Band 3, you will have a Level 3 Diploma / NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent and ideally have experience of working with older people in a community setting. You will also need to be competent with IT as electronic recording is an essential part of the role.
As this is a community-based position, a driving license is essential as is access to a vehicle. It is also important to note that our UCR team are lone workers within the community, and although support is always available, that isn't for everyone! If you would like to work in one of our hospital settings instead, then we would still love to hear from you! We are recruiting for Healthcare Assistants in our community hospitals, and you can access that advert here - ADD URL
Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing personal care, promoting nutritional needs, and assisting in the recovery and recuperation of patients on their journey to better health are some examples of the work you will be undertaking.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
Our Urgent Community Response (UCR) team form an essential and well-respected part of our healthcare teams across a number of dynamic community settings.
As part of the UCR team you will be community-based and the primary focus of your role is to enable a person to stay safe and well in their own home. You and the team will provide a short-term intervention to clinically review, and offer care and advice for patients when they are discharged from hospital. You also support a person during a period of ill health, and aim to avoid a hospital admission if a person’s care and medical needs can be met safely in their own home, including specialist care and support at home for end of life patients.
Therefore, as part of our UCR team you will receive extra training and support to develop the specialist skills required for this role. UCR Practice Educators are available to support with education, training and competency sign off, colleague development and career pathway support, and provide a link between teams for wider communication.
The wider team encompass a variety of roles and professions including; Nurses, Community Matrons, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Social Care Assessors, Coordinators, Support Workers and Therapy Assistants.
Please identify within the supporting information of your application if you already hold a Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or not. This enables us to direct your application to the relevant interview panel.
Please identify in your supporting information the locations you would prefer to work in, such as: Axminster, Cranbrook, Crediton, Cullompton, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Moretonhampstead, Okehampton, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth, Starcross, Tiverton, Topsham and Woodbury.
This enables us to direct your application to the most appropriate team.
Working Pattern: Bank , various hours available: The service operates 7 days a week, with a shift pattern of 8am to 8pm. Please do ask about flexible working opportunities available.
Interview Date: to be confirmed: After submitting your application for this opportunity, you will then shortly be invited to choose which event you wish to attend:
- Wednesday 18th January 2023, 4pm – 7pm, Sidmouth Hospital, Sidmouth, EX10 8EW
- Wednesday 18th January 2023, 4pm – 7pm, Exmouth Hospital, Claremont Grove, Exmouth, EX8 2JN
- Thursday 19th January 2023, 4pm – 7pm, Tiverton Hospital, Kennedy Way, Tiverton, EX16 6NT
- Thursday 19th January 2023, 4pm – 7pm, Okehampton Hospital, Cavell Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PN
For further information please contact Emma Bagwell, Associate Director of Nursing for community services , ebagwell@nhs.net
Preference will be given tostaff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
