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Generic Worker - Community
The closing date is 25 February 2026
The East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust is looking for a dynamic, flexible and conscientious person to join the team at the Hartismere Hospital - Based in Eye.
As a Generic worker you will support the wider team in providing a high standard of care for our patients. This includes actively planning our patients discharges, inline with their rehabilitation goals, whilst assisting and promoting independence with activities of daily living.
You will work alongside the nursing and therapy team completing delegated tasks from registered practitioners. Carrying out routine elements of assessment, working to care plans, carrying out delegated care/therapy interventions.
Applicants need a valid drivers licence and access to a car for community-based work.
Main duties of the job
* To assist in the delivery of high standards of healthcare to patients within their own homes and in clinics, by carrying out planned care.
* To provide high standard of care to the patients whilst promoting independence and respecting their privacy and that of their families.
* To undertake delegated assessments and deliver healthcare for patients.
* To work alongside the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
* To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
* Complete delegated assessments and apply competency based treatment/care/interventions to patients under the supervision of a registered practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
* Understand own role in delivering care, enabling or providing interventions and treatments to meet individual's needs.
* Ensure patient records are completed for each intervention, and that Epic inputting is completed.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* QCF Care Certificate or equivalent knowledge and experience, or working towards an Apprenticeship
* NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working in a team
* Experience of working with the general public
* Experience of working within a care setting
Knowledge
* Providing high standards of care
* Ability to use own initiative
* Understanding of moving patients using handling aids
* Knowledge of Epic EPR
Personal Skills
* Empathy & sensitivity
* Able to make own travel arrangements to meet the needs of the services if required.
* Able to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, using the English language
* Observational & reporting skills
* Ability to Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata
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