Overview
Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: 7450706/363-CHB7166374-B
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About the Job:
Would you be interested in a career within the NHS as a Health Care Assistant in the community? Are you passionate about providing a patient centred support service and want to deliver excellent and compassionate care to people over the age of 18 that live in Bedfordshire?
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic person who has excellent communication, IT literate and problem solving skills alongside a passion for patient centred care.
You will be part of a MDT team in which you will receive clinical and managerial support, which is also part of a wider MDT team that is aligned to social care professionals in reflection of the NHS 10 year plan.
You will be responsible for delivering quality care to a designated caseload of people in the place that they call home, you will be following a care plan devised by the community nursing staff who you will be working alongside. You will be asked to feedback concise information in a daily handover to ensure changing needs are met and risks escalated
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Our Trust is known for offering excellent training, personal development programmes, supportive coaching and competency frameworks; all to support enhanced skills and career development which meet the goals and aspirations of the individual.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to be flexible and assist colleagues to cover service needs, which will include working across the wider integrated team. Access to a car in order to carry out service duties is essential.
A full induction programme will be provided.
Location: South Bedfordshire (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard)
We have posts available to work alongside the Dunstable community nursing team delivering care to people living in Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Caddington, Toddington and surrounding villages and the Leighton Buzzard Community nursing team, delivering care to people living in Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Hockliffe and the surrounding villages.
The Community Nursing Service operates between 08.00 to 21.00 hours and the working pattern will include a variety of rotational shifts which will include weekend, evening and Bank Holiday working.
We have the following posts available:
* 2 x Full time positions (37.5 hours per week)
* 2 x Part time positions (1 x 18.75 hours per week and 1 x 15 hours per week)
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