About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an passionate and experienced Generic Worker to join the Haverhill Integrated Neighbourhood Team at West Suffolk Foundation Trust. This post will be a generic post working with the nursing team so we are looking for a candidate who has experience at a Band 3, however this a supportive learning environment and we will help you to develop with competencies by in service training.
This job will provide care to people in their own homes which also includes care homes to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital. We are looking for a colleague who is reliable, flexible, and wishes to develop their assessment, care planning skills whilst being part of a dynamic, progressive multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
To provide high standard of care to the patient whilst promoting independence and respecting their privacy and that of their families.
To undertake delegated healthcare for patients.
To work alongside the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital
To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use skills from the professional areas of Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, you will be providing nursing and therapy support to patients in the community.
You will be visiting patients in their own homes and implementing the patients individualised care plan designed by the nurses and therapists. Some of your duties may include carrying out home exercise programmes, phlebotomy, wound care, administering insulin to stable diabetic patients and monitoring basic physical observations for good health.
As well as the essential person specifications as on the job description, you will need to have good communication skills, initiative, and be flexible.
Experience of working in the health and social care field will be needed including skills and understanding of community-based work. an advantage. You will have the chance to be fully involved in working with the Multidisciplinary Team and integrating with Social Care and hospital-based staff, as part of our Hospital at Home service. You will need to be committed to ongoing learning and development within the WSFT Community Service.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- QCF care certificate or equivalent knowledge and experience or working towards an Apprenticeship
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
- Experience of working within a care setting
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to contribute to team goals.
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
- Manoeuvre patients using handling aids
- Good observational skills
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally
Personal qualities
Essential
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving li-cence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Ability to work with staff from a diverse range of backgrounds
- Ability to work alone or in small team
Desirable
- Experience of working within a care setting
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.
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Haverhill Health Centre
Camps Road
Haverhill
CB9 8HF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)