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Community Health and Social Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 26 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 pa, pro rota |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 March 2025 |
| Location: | Derby, DE21 4BP |
| Company: | DCHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7019002/842-DCI-5494-25 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
Our Community First Team has opportunities for Health & Social Care Assistants to join our team in Derby City.
What does the Community First Team do?
We step in to support people who are discharged from acute hospitals and those who need an urgent community response. The person needs short term/interim support in the Perth House Assessment Hub. The teams are committed to caring and supporting people, to enable them to maximise their independence.
If you would like to talk about what a day in the life of this role is like, please feel free to contact Jonathan Hargadon07887832010.
What are the hours?
You will be working a 4 on 4 off rota pattern, consisting of morning shifts 7.15am - 14.45pm and evening shifts 14.30pm - 22.00pm.
The rota pattern will include weekends and bank holidays.
Where would I be working?
Base:Perth House Assessment Hub, Athlone Close, Chaddesden, Derby. DE21 4BP.
The successful candidate is expected to work and document to a high standard and work in a way that reflects the DCHS values.
To maintain standards, ensuring quality of patient care through the development of a range of knowledge and competencies to support clinicians.
To assist all clinicians in delivering agreed programmes of treatment and care where appropriate and work as an effective member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
To carry out individual care without direct supervision in the Perth House Assessment Hub.
To provide support to patients to optimise their health and independence.
The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
Benefits include:
• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Mar 2025
Our Community First Team has opportunities for Health & Social Care Assistants to join our team in Derby City.
What does the Community First Team do?
We step in to support people who are discharged from acute hospitals and those who need an urgent community response. The person needs short term/interim support in the Perth House Assessment Hub. The teams are committed to caring and supporting people, to enable them to maximise their independence.
If you would like to talk about what a day in the life of this role is like, please feel free to contact Jonathan Hargadon07887832010.
What are the hours?
You will be working a 4 on 4 off rota pattern, consisting of morning shifts 7.15am - 14.45pm and evening shifts 14.30pm - 22.00pm.
The rota pattern will include weekends and bank holidays.
Where would I be working?
Base:Perth House Assessment Hub, Athlone Close, Chaddesden, Derby. DE21 4BP.
The successful candidate is expected to work and document to a high standard and work in a way that reflects the DCHS values.
To maintain standards, ensuring quality of patient care through the development of a range of knowledge and competencies to support clinicians.
To assist all clinicians in delivering agreed programmes of treatment and care where appropriate and work as an effective member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
To carry out individual care without direct supervision in the Perth House Assessment Hub.
To provide support to patients to optimise their health and independence.
The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
Benefits include:
• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Mar 2025