Health Care Support Worker- Community NursingNHS

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker to join our Lichfield and Burntwood District Nursing Team. This is a full time, permanent role based at Greenhill Health Centre covering Lichfield, Burntwood and our surrounding villages. We are a passionate team who work together in order to provide support to our community.

Many people would be unable to live at home without the support they receive from the community nursing teams and community services are receiving referrals for patients with more complex needs than ever before, meaning that they require care from highly skilled staff.

Your role with us will involve visiting patients in their own environment to provide varied clinical treatments. As a Trust we will provide the necessary training and support in order for you to achieve confidence and be competent in the day-to-day activities required for your role.

You will be part of a team that includes a Community Nurse Educator, Lead Specialist Practitioner, District Nurses, Senior Staff Nurse, Community Staff Nurses, Nursing Associate, Health Care Support Workers and Phlebotomist. We work closely with the General Practitioners and other partners in our area.

We cover a 7-day service during the hours 08:00 - 18:30hrs and due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential; access to a car during working hours is essential.

Main duties of the job

To adhere to the Care Certificate standards and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust. To be aware of the Nursing & Midwifery Council's (NMC) guidance/codes of conduct.

To establish and maintain effective working relationships within the Partnership Trust, with external organisations and our patients in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust's equality values.

To contribute to to the treatment and care for individuals, families and carers under the guidance of a registered practitioner. The care/support plans may include the following:

• Promoting independence/self management and maintaining safety
• Diabetic care- including insulin administration and blood glucose monitoring
• Medication administration- injections
• Wound care
• Moving & Handling- including moving & handling patients
• Observations, venepuncture
• Catheter management
• Admission avoidance
• Specific skills as listed in person specification

All under the guidance of the registered nursing team.

To consider each service user's personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.

To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range ofinterventions under the guidance of a registered practitioner and set an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing.

Job description

To carry out the following specific clinical activities as requested by

health care professionals within the community team:

Insulin Administration (sub-cutaneous injection)

Administration of Low Molecular Weight Heparin (sub-cutaneous injection)

Administration of eye drops

Venepuncture

Measurement of blood pressure; pulse and respirations.

Measurement of blood glucose levels.

To be aware of normal clinical parameters for each service user and to liaise with a registered nurse when the service users condition falls outside of these parameters.

To recognise a deteriorating or unwell adult and to liaise with a registered nurse and/or call for an urgent response when necessary.

All clinical activities to be documented clearly in the care plan with supervision provided by the health care professional responsible for the care plan.

To work across a 7-day week in line with the needs of the service

To work with service users who have a range of needs in a community setting

To contribute to the overall assessment, planning and implementation and review of individual service users under the supervision of qualified staff

To be part of a person centred service where the needs of the individual will determine the type of intervention.

Please also see the Job Description and Person Specification

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications