Health Care Support Worker

Join the Amesbury Community Team Make a Real Difference Where It Matters Most Are you ready to step into a role that truly changes lives? The Amesbury Community Team is on the lookout for a passionate Community Healthcare Support Worker to join our friendly and dedicated crew. Whether you're an experienced Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker or someone eager to learn and grow into the role, this is your chance to work 30 hours a week in a rewarding position that shapes the future of community health services. Make a meaningful impact every day Work alongside a supportive, forward-thinking team Develop your skills and career in a welcoming environment If you're committed to helping others and want to be part of something special, we want to hear from you A UK driving Licence and a vehicle that can be used for business purposes is required for this role. Please note we are unable to offer overseas sponsorship for this role. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY Get in touch with Sarah Furia, Community Team Manager, more information. Main duties of the job To implement treatment by following care plan. To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. To undertake the daily care and support of delegated patients. Deliver treatment/care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner. Wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patient receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. Responsibility for the day-to-day care of patients including monitoring. Support the taking of medication under the authorisation of the qualified practitioner. To have a good knowledge of infection control, to reduce risk of health care acquired infections. To enable patients to reach their optimum level of independence. Support terminally ill patients and their carers/relatives. To communicate with individuals about routine and daily activities, this may include overcoming difficulties (e.g. hearing/language). To ensure the needs and wishes of the individual are documented. To work within a multi-professional team To undertake specific tasks as delegated. To assist registered and junior staff, referring to registered staff when necessary. To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with policy, procedures and regulatory bodys guidelines. To obtain consent for any treatment undertaken. About us About the Company We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit Job responsibilities As a Health Care Support Worker, you'll be part of our valued team based at Amesbury. You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: A salary of £24,486 to £26,155.50 depending on experience with access to our group pension Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year Person Specification General Requirements Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr