Role Summary
The role of the Community Healthcare Assistant is varied, rewarding and full of challenges.
You will be working to support the community Nursing Team within the wider multi disciplinary team, including GPs, Community rehabilitation team, Short Term Services.
You will be delivering care, direct to the patient in their own homes, under the direction of the community nursing team. You will required to contribute to assessment of care needs and follow plans of care. You will be required to work within your scope of practice and competencies. Additional training will be provided for the successful candidate as required.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
We are looking for a band 3 Clinical Support Worker Higher Level who is enthusiastic with excellent communication skills to work within the Ilfracombe and Braunton Community Nursing team. The successful candidate will ensure patients are cared for safely in their own home or other appropriate community settings. We aim to ensure patients are supported, and enabled in maintaining independence.
If you have experience or an active interest in community nursing then we have exciting community nursing opportunities within our day team service that operates 9am to 5pm seven days a week. The successful applicant must show they are able to work independently as this role is visiting patients in their own homes to carry out procedures such as wound care, clinical observations or phlebotomy.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm weekend working as per roster
Interview Date: Tuesday 16th May 2023
For further information please contact Leanne Pridmore, Community Nurse Team Manager, on 07771971021 or email leannepridmore@nhs.net
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
Preference will be given to staff 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.
