About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant who has a genuine interested in providing safe and effective care for patients at home. The successful candidate must have demonstratable experience, a wide range of clinical skills and will be confident to work without direct supervision. Community nursing is evolving at a fast pace, and you must be able to engage positively with service improvements and change.
If you are looking for flexibility with your working hours to support your work life balance, all flexible working requests will be considered in line with the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The role requires the staff member to work as part of a Community Nursing Service to deliver high-quality care to patients in their own homes in accordance with individual care plans. Provide personal and palliative care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion while supporting their comfort and wellbeing. Demonstrate the ability to work independently and autonomously within the community setting, effectively manage responsibilities while maintaining a high standard of care. Support the Community Nursing Team by managing the ordering and organisation of clinical supplies and stationery to ensure services operated smoothly. Consistently follow Trust policies, procedures, and professional standards in all aspects of work while maintaining strict adherence to health and safety regulations, infection prevention, and control guidelines. Ensure patient confidentiality is always maintained and information is handled sensitively and responsibly in line with legal, ethical, and organisational requirements. Contribute to a safe, supportive, and professional care environment for patients receiving community-based nursing services.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.
Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).
They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.
Our mission
We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision
We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our values
Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all One team: We work well together and with our communities
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To assist the Community Nursing Team in the provision of nursing care and support to patients and families in the community setting.
Duties and Responsibilities:
To work as part of an integrated Community Nursing Service in providing specific care to a patient in the community setting as written in the care plan.
To provide personal care and support to palliative patients in their own homes.
To work alone and unsupervised and the ability to work autonomously.
To be responsible for the ordering of clinical supplies and stationery for the Community Nursing Team.
To work in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
To maintain high standards of personal hygiene adhering to Health and Safety Guidelines and Infection Control Guidelines within the trust.
To respect confidential information during the course of your work and refrain from discussing such information without the consent of the patient/client or a person entitled to act on his/her behalf, except where disclosure is required by law or by the Order of a Court or is necessary in the public interest.
Clinical
To monitor skin integrity of patients at risk of pressure ulcers formation and provide basic preventative information.
To provide full personal care to patients in the terminal phase of life.
To provide health screening for household patients e.g. Monitoring of blood glucose levels, phlebotomy, blood pressure recording and urine testing.
To provide clinical intervention for care of patients as directed by Registered Nurses, following training and assessment of competencies e.g. administration of insulin, basic wound care and bladder irrigation.
To check equipment on a regular basis and ensure it is safe to use.
To attend mandatory training in accordance with the Trust Policy.
To identify areas for development within a Personal Development Plan in collaboration with District Nurse coordinator/District Nursing Sister.
To report any Health and Safety or Infection Control issues.
To assist in clinical practice as expected up to NVQ Level III or equivalent.
Standard Information to be included in all job specifications
Information Governance
Employees of the Trust must comply with the provisions of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).
The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any personal information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
The postholder must comply with Trust policies that protect the personal data of service users and employees from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.
The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in the Trust records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.
Postholders with elevated access to IT systems are held accountable to the highest standards of use. Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCE/GCSEs Grade A*- C/level 9- 4 in Maths and English or Equivalent or Willingness to undertake Level 2 Functional Skills Qualifications in Maths and English NVQ Level III in Healthcare/equivalent qualification
Desirable
Care certificate
Sponsorship Essential
Please confirm your Right to Work status (share-codes will be checked where applicable).
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Excellent communication skills verbal and written Wound care and pressure ulcer knowledge/experience Ability to provide personal care to patients in the terminal phase of life Ability to undertake clinical intervention for care of patients as directed by Registered Nurses Ability to work well within a team Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
Desirable
IT skills Use of SystmOne/EMIS
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
Community healthcare experience
Relationships Essential
If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Job Specific Requirements Essential
The ability to travel independently across the Trust The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Job Specific Requirements Essential
The ability to travel independently across the Trust The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
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 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)
Address West District Nursing Service
Bath Street Health & Wellbeing Centre
Legh Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1UG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)