Community Healthcare Assistant | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,883 - £26,958 per annum (inc. of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2025 |
| Location: | Wokingham, RG41 2RE |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7133124/371-CHS999 |
Summary
The Band 3 Healthcare Assistant will work across healthcare and/or social care teams.
He/she will provide planned care with proximal supervision from a registered practitioner to deliver a seamless service to patients. The Band 3 Healthcare Assistant will work with other team members embracing case management and the long term conditions agenda thus preventing avoidable hospital admissions ad facilitating appropriate earlier discharges into the community. He/she will be proficient and competent to work in Community Nursing teams and with Community Matrons as deemed appropriate to their specific role. He/she will work within defined protocols and be able to take appropriate action to deliver.
Our working hours/days are as follows:
• Monday to Friday (Core hours) - 08:30 – 16:30
• 1 weekend every 4 weeks with days off in the week
• Late shift – 11:00-19:00
• Early shift – 07:00 – 15:00
Clinical
• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients within agreed trust policies/ protocols, as documented in the band 3 competency assessment tool.
• Contribute to the holistic assessment and management of patients care needs throughinitialdata collection, monitoring ofpatientsprogress, feedback discussion reports and in care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.
• Implement and evaluate nursing plans in response toidentifiedneeds of the individual,carersand community in partnership withclients
• To provide care according to the available evidence of best practice, under the direction of a registered nurse following the BHFT delegation policy.
• Toidentifyand plan preventative measures and anticipatory care needs in discussion with registered nursing staff.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
• Car Driver with UK licence and use of a vehicle for business purposes
• Experience as a HCA within a medical healthcare setting
• Positive and motivational attitude
• GCSE/NVQ Level 3 Maths and English
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Carol Rutter on 07815 458184 or email carol.rutter@berkshire.nhs.uk, who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Apr 2025
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