About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting a Community Health Care Support Worker for our Urgent Community Response team in Hillingdonand we would love to receive your application!
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed in delivering good quality, patient-centred care to patients in the community? Would you like to be part of our well led, supportive and highly clinically skilled Urgent Community Response Team based in the borough of Hillingdon?
We are looking for Health Care Support Workers who are caring, committed and motivated to work within our community nursing teams. As an HCSW you will play a crucial role in supporting the registered nurses and other allied healthcare professionals in delivering high quality, clinical care and rehabilitation with patients in their own homes.
Main duties of the job
You will be a valued member of the community team and receive training and support on a multitude of nursing clinical skills, in order to practice confidently and safely within the community. These skills comprise of venepuncture, support nursing visits, wound care management, providing care calls in the community, catheterisations (female and suprapubic) and basic life support. To enhance your profession, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) invest in education and apprenticeship programmes which provide opportunities for HCA's to develop in their care/nursing careers.
You need to be a confident individual who is able to build good relationships with patients, their families and carers; and work in partnership with our multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team. We are looking for people with previous experience of caring and ideally you will have a care qualification such as NVQ/QCF Level 3 or be able to demonstrate considerable experience in this field. We would expect you to be competent to work on your own in patient's homes, under the supervision of nurses and expect that you will have some clinical skills and knowledge. We would expect you to be able to have a full UK driving licence with access to a car enabling yourself to travel around the borough of Hillingdon.
About us
Our Hillingdon Urgent Community Response Team operates 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota system, (08.00hrs - 22.00hrs) including weekends on a rota.
In return for your commitment to the Hillingdon Urgent Community Response service, you will receive all of the support and development you need to consolidate your knowledge and skills which will prepare you for professional progression within the nursing profession. We will also provide access to continuing professional development resources which will support you to complete modules to help you develop a clinical speciality aligned to the needs of the service. CNWL is recognised locally and nationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare.
We aim to employ only the best health care professionals with our teams frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy development.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed in delivering good quality, patient-centred care to patients in the community? Would you like to be part of our well led, supportive and highly clinically skilled, Urgent Response Team based within Hillingdon?
We are looking for a Health Care Support Worker for 37.5 hours a week who is caring, committed and motivated to work within our community nursing teams. As an HCSW, you will play a crucial role in supporting the registered nurses in delivering high quality, clinical care and rehabilitation with patients in their own homes. You will be a valued member of the community nursing team and receive training and support on a multitude of clinical skills, in order to practice confidently and safely within the community. To enhance your profession, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) are investing in apprenticeship programmes and are keen to offer the opportunity for HCSW to develop into Nursing Associate Band 4 post holders.
For this position you will need to be a confident individual who is able to build good relationships with patients, their families and carers; and work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team. Previous Community experience is not essential, but you will need to demonstrate that you have any understanding and awareness of autonomous working in a community setting. We are looking for people with previous experience of caring and ideally you will have a care qualification such as NVQ/QCF Level 3 or be able to demonstrate considerable experience in this field. We would expect you to be competent to work on your own, under the supervision of nurses and expect that you will have some clinical skills and knowledge.
Our Hillingdon Urgent Response service operates 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota system.
In return for your commitment to the Hillingdon Urgent Response service, you will receive all of the support and development you need to consolidate your knowledge and skills which will prepare you for professional progression within the district nursing profession. We will also provide access to continuing professional development resources which will support you to complete modules to help you develop a clinical specialty aligned to the needs of the service. CNWL is recognised locally and nationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare.
We aim to employ only the best health care professionals with our teams frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy development.
As the position will require you to visit various locations throughout our supported area, an essential criteria would be for a valid UK driving licence as well as access to a car enabling to travel around the borough of Hillingdon.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ 2/3 or equivalent GCSE English and Mathematics level C or above
Desirable
Foundation degree in nursing or equivalent
Previous Experience Essential
Previous experience of working with a multidisciplinary team Experience of providing care in a clinic setting Experience of working with older people
Desirable
Experience of working with people with dementia or other cognitive impairments Experience of supervision in practice as a supervisee
Skills and Abilities Essential
Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritise workload Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers Able to communicate with people who are in pain or distress with calm and compassion Ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the development programme Be able to identify risks to patients and seek guidance from Team Leader/ Deputy Team Leader
Personal Qualities Essential
Ability to work on own initiative Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities Good inter-personal skills
Other Essential
Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
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 Beaufort house
Cricket Field Road
Uxbridge
UB8 1QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)