CCT Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for skilled part-time Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to be a part of the development of a redesigned Nursing Care Model with the Hillingdon Care Connection Team (CCT).

The CCT comprise of a Guided Care Matron, GP, HCSWs, an administrator and well being and support assistants. Together they provide active case management for adult patients with long term conditions in order to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

Please note community staff travel considerable distances throughout the day. All applicants will need to be able to drive and have access to a car.

The role of the HCSW will be to support the team with undertaking clinical activities such as the following (List not exhaustive)

• Home visits for clinical tasks
• Joint visits with matrons when required
• Observations and NEWS2
• Occasional medication monitoring- one week maximum.
• Phlebotomy
• Simple wound care
• Eye drops - short term.
• Supportive reviews
• Urinalysis
• Inhaler technique
• Pressure area checking
• Documentation

Following a robust induction you will be expected to be able to work independently, ensuring any concerns are escalated in a timely manner to the Matron or GP who will have overall clinical responsibility.

About us

There's a place for you at CNWL.We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providingtop quality caredepends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking torecruit outstanding peoplewho will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With adiverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

Band 3 HCSW work closely with people who use our Services, their families, friends and carers and are an important contributor in how people experience our services. They are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

keeping the people who HCSW role and working closely with Registered Nurses

contributing to the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures when implementing care plans

ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people when contributing to the implementation and evaluation of care plans

We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 3 HCSWs contribute to the team achieving its objectives by working closely with and drawing support from Registered Nurses and other health professionals.

Person Specification

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary

Desirable

• Basic knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Other

Essential

• Willingness to undertake care certificate and further training as required.
• Prepared to work flexible shifts including both day and night shifts.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Numeracy and Literacy skills required to keep accurate records and administer medicines (if appropriate)
• Spoken and written English, to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements

Desirable

• NVQ L3 or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working with a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with the general public communicating with a range of different people
• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• environment Previous experience of working within a customer focused environment

Desirable

• Healthcare/NHS or similar experience in community or hospital settings.
• Volunteer sector
• Experience in a caring role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hillingdon-wide

Hillingdon

UB8 1QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

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