Job Summary

The team delivers Community healthcare to patients in their own home in the Waveney area (including Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth, Southwold and Kessingland). This role focuses on reablement interventions, delivering care and support to promote independence, prevent unnecessary hospital admission, and support end of life care. The Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary team of Nurses, Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, and Community Support Workers.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

• Work with patients towards self-care and independence.
• Support and deliver aspects of activities of daily living, including dietary and fluid intake, continence management, toileting assistance.
• Take, record and report blood pressure, respiration, pulse rate, oxygen saturation levels, urinalysis.
• Undertake skin assessments and like-for-like dressing changes.
• Provide walking aids and small aids/equipment.
• Prompt, assist and manage medication as per MAR chart.
• Participate in end of life care.
• Ensure high standard of record keeping in line with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] standards using SystemOne.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a well established health care provider delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. They provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services across the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. Aligned to NHS terms and conditions, they are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation. Applicants must declare if AI has been used in their application. Under current UK immigration rules, this role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship.

Job Description

• Contribute to and promote [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s strategic direction, values and culture.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers respecting confidentiality.
• Support relatives and be aware of effects of illness on family.
• Enable individuals to express needs and overcome barriers.
• Deliver activities of daily living including dietary, fluid, continence, toileting.
• Promote patient confidence through appropriate standards.
• Check medication compliance as per MAR chart.
• Safeguard confidentiality of personally sensitive information.
• Contribute to clinical governance through audit.
• Create effective working environment.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary Primary Care Home.
• Work with patients towards self-care and independence.
• Participate in end of life care.
• Take, record and report vital signs.
• Report concerns to registered nurse without delay.
• Undertake skin assessments and dressing changes.
• Provide walking aids and equipment.
• Maintain high standard of record keeping.
• Engage in personal development.
• Safe use of clinical equipment.
• Demonstrate [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] values: Compassion, Action, Respect, Everyone.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: Evidence of personal development, Care Certificate (or willing to complete). Desirable: Training in communication skills, Level II NVQ or equivalent in Health/Social Care.

Experience

Essential: Previous experience in NHS/Social Care/Voluntary organisation, awareness of needs of older people. Desirable: Community setting experience, multidisciplinary team work, understanding of reablement.

Additional Criteria

Essential: Good interpersonal, verbal, listening, time management, IT, and written skills. Willingness to travel across community, work without direct supervision, confidentiality awareness, approachable, reliable, embrace values. Desirable: Willingness to learn new skills.

Contact

For further information, contact Louise Lees at [contact hidden]