An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Foundation Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Healthcare Support Worker (Band 3) to work within the multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team in Chandlers Ford ICT
The role of a community HCSW is to visit patients at home to provide nursing interventions under the direction of registered nursing colleagues. The focus of the role is to support admission avoidance, to promote independence and to assist in the effective management of patients with long term conditions.
They will work within a multi -professional team to provide individualised patient care.
The successful candidates will need to have some relevant experience, good communication skills and the ability to work well as a team member.
In return we offer training opportunities to support ongoing career development.
Applicants must have access to a vehicle for work and possession of a full UK driving license is essential.
To work within the multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team that delivers community based services to a GP Practice population, undertaking nursing tasks within agreed parameters, set out by the registered practitioners.
The job will include home visiting and lone working without direct supervision.
The scope of the role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, early supported discharge and promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients with long term conditions and older people with mental health problems.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
LiterateNumerateRelevant experience as a care assistant in a health care environment.Evidence of delivering care delegated from a range of registered professionals, in particular nursing.Evidence of ability to implement prescribed programmes of care for a range of conditions.NVQ 3 in health care related subject or willingness to undertake
First Aid certificateCommunity experienceExperience in carrying out clinical skills for example, blood pressure, urinalysisPrevious experience in group work, for example ability to conduct patient education sessionsPrevious experience of discharge co-ordination in hospital setting
Experience in supporting and supervising students or staff
Undertaken Safe Patient Handling training
LiterateNumerateRelevant experience as a care assistant in a health care environment.Evidence of delivering care delegated from a range of registered professionals, in particular nursing.Evidence of ability to implement prescribed programmes of care for a range of conditions.NVQ 3 in health care related subject or willingness to undertake
First Aid certificateCommunity experienceExperience in carrying out clinical skills for example, blood pressure, urinalysisPrevious experience in group work, for example ability to conduct patient education sessionsPrevious experience of discharge co-ordination in hospital setting
Experience in supporting and supervising students or staff
Undertaken Safe Patient Handling training
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
New Kings Court
Chandlers Ford
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