Healthcare Assistant

*Job Overview *
Come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust as a Community Healthcare Assistant in Windsor and Maidenhead. As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you'll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, a strong in-house training programme .

The role of Healthcare Assistant is fundamental to the success of Community Nursing Teams . The post holder will be able to demonstrate the competencies required to perform at this level and role model the Trust's core values as well as exhibit the behaviours required as part of those values.

Main duties of the job

• You will visit a number of patients on a daily basis in their own homes.
• You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs.
• 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 through initial data collection, monitoring of patients progress, feedback discussion reports and in care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.

Working for our organisation
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

*Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The "must haves" for this role: *

• Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes

• A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes

• Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role
• Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer

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:
Tammy Hartshorne
on
or email:
(email protected)
who'll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required .

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.

Person specification
*Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria *

• Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths as a minimum
• NVQ 3 or willingness to undertake Evidence of continuing professional development

Continuous Professional Development
*Essential Criteria *

• Evidence of continuing professional development

*Previous Experience
Essential criteria *

• Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer

*Essential Criteria
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities *

• Highly motivated
• Patient/carer focused
• Able to demonstrate empathy
• Understanding of the role of community nursing
• Able to demonstrate being an advocate for patients
• High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work autonomously
• Able to manage own delegated workload and support others
• Demonstrates through conversation that patients are placed at the centre of care
• Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
• Willingness to undertake additional further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas
• Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection Demonstrate cultural awareness
• Applies policies/ procedures to effectively manage risk

Desirable criteria

• Able to undertake holistic, personalised care and promote self-care and independence.
• Proof of appropriate skills to effectively care for patients

*Additional Requirements
Essential criteria *

• Able to work flexibly across service area to enhance quality of service provision
• Full Valid UK driving license with confidence to drive during unsocial hours and in unusual environments
• Access to a car for work purposes
• A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to moderate loads
• Able to work bank holidays, weekends and unsocial hours to meet service needs
• Able to work in challenging environments