Job summary
The continence service provides care and support to adults and children within NEL who have a bladder or bowel problem. They liaise closely with community nursing colleagues, care home staff and GPs to ensure appropriate care is delivered. The Continence Service also provides education to other healthcare professionals to enable a high standard of clinical care to be delivered across disciplines within Care Plus Group.
Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.
Main duties of the job
Job title: Continence Health Care Support Worker
Department: Continence Service
Base: Based at Val Waterhouse but may be required to work at any location within North East Lincolnshire
Hours: 28 hours per week Permanent
Salary Range 3 £22,566 pro rata per annum Fixed Point Salary
The Bladder and Bowel service offers specialist advice, support andtreatment to children, young people and adults with complex continence problemsproviding individual specialised continence assessments within the communityand residential sectors living within the Nort East Lincolnshire area.
The post holder will:
Work part of the Bladder and Bowel Care team delivering level 1 bladder and bowel assessments and carrying out a range of clinical duties with minimal or no supervision delivering an holistic approach.
To carry out an assessment for incontinence products without supervision and provide education and support on how to use the recommended products to patients and their carers according to their care plan.
To undertake and successfully complete all training within the competencies that are relevant to the care of patients.
For further information and an informal discussion please contact Shelly Webb on telephone number 07747472518/01472256702 or email at .
About us
Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, establishedin 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employover 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture wehave developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvementof our staff.
We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NELincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awardsincluding winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold thehighest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducingour carbon footprint.
We offer excellent terms and conditions includingoptional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Providerclosed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programmeand an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognisecontinuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposesof annual leave entitlement.
We are a supportive employer and operate in a waywhich supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer,committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the samecommitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer,we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job descriptionis attached as a separate document with the person spec - please refer to itfor more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Health & Social Care NVQ3 or equivalent experience or willing ness to work towards
Other
Essential
2. Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPG core values
3. An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities as it relates to staff and patients and able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting equalities
4. Is able to work with children and vulnerable adults
5. Ability to travel daily for visits across a range of sites in N E Lincolnshire
Experience
Essential
6. Ability to use own initiative and work to deadlines
7. Experience or working in health care environment
8. Experience of dealing with the general public and multi-disciplinary professionals
9. Ability to work in a constantly changing environment
Desirable
10. Experience of using MS Office Packages (Work, Excel, Outlook)
11. Experience of NHS Systems including Systm1
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
12. Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
13. Ability to prioritise and plan ahead
14. Working with sensitive information and protecting confidentiality
15. Excellent listening skills
16. Excellent organisational skills
17. Being flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities
18. Accurate and clear written / typed records
19. Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues and professionals and work as part of a team
20. Knowledge of medical terminology
21. Up to date knowledge of Data Protection Act / Information Governance and how it applies to information and records relating to patients and staff