Job overview
Do you have a friendly 'can do' approach to life, and experience working as part of a health or social care team ?
We are looking for you to work as as part of the Amersham Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team supporting patients in their own homes, providing personal, social and rehabilitative care. The overall aims of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team are to avoid inappropriate admission of patients into Hospital and facilitate timely discharge into the community.
The team is committed to ongoing education on the job and development opportunities are available within the organisation. Successful applicants If who don't already have a Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care will be expected to work towards that in post.
Main duties of the job
#MissionRRIC
Your main duties include:
1. Providing general and specific care to adults within competencies
2. Being an integral member of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team, providing defined delivery of nursing, social and rehabilitative care to patients in liaison with senior staff.
3. Taking responsibility for designated elements of the patient treatment protocols and delivery of such treatments in patients’ own homes.
4. Being responsible for the completion of delegated non-clinical tasks within the team.
Your main responsibility is to :
5. Improve the care of patients in the community, so patients can remain safely in their own home for as long as possible
6. Have an innovative approach, excellent communication skills and willingness to work with other members of the community teams to ensure high quality service delivery
7. Willingness to further develop your clinical expertise in a range of areas
A full UK driving licence and access to a car with Business insurance for work purposes
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
8. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
9. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
10. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
11. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
12. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
13. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
14. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
15. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
16. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Previous NHS/Social Care/ Voluntary Organisation work experience.
Desirable criteria
18. Previous caring experience of working in another Health or Social Care environment.
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
19. Good literary and numeracy skills.
20. Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma or equivalent relevant patient facing experience and willingness to undertake Level 3 qualification.
21. Have the ability to undertake training to acquire the skills appropriate for development in the post.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
22. Good interpersonal skills.
23. Good verbal communication skills
24. Good written skills.
25. IT Skills
26. Ability to show patience and dependability .
27. Physically able to perform task whilst kneeling, bending and able to handle patients and equipment safely.
Desirable criteria
28. Awareness of the needs of people with long term conditions.
29. Understanding of Integrated Team
30. Previous NHS/Social Care/ Voluntary Organisation experience.
Disposition
Essential criteria
31. Team player.
32. Approachable.
33. Ability to show patience and dependability
34. Physically able to perform task whilst kneeling, bending and able to handle patients and equipment safely.
35. Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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