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Job summary

Main area
Rehabilitation
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
395-AR004-24-A
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Meadow Court Rehabilitation Unit (Lily and Poppy Wards)
Town
Ilford
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa (plus HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/05/2024 23:59

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Integrated Care Assistant - Poppy/Lily Ward

Band 3

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

An exciting opportunity, in the Meadow Court Rehabilitation Unit, (Lily and Poppy  Wards) Goodmayes Hospital, has arisen for dynamic, innovative and motivated full-time Integrated Care Assistants (ICA's).  The role involves supporting the Inpatient nurses to provide a high standard of nursing for rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a registered nurse and will develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks independently. They will also assume responsibility for their workload ensuring that they adhere to North East London Foundation Trusts policies and Local policies.

 

Main duties of the job

You will administer holistic care to patients in the rehabilitation inpatient setting, identifying and reporting any changes in patient care needs to the nursing staff. The post holder will work as a member of the integrated health and social care team to ensure high quality nursing service provision.

You will demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and ability to work as a team member as well as using your own initiative. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills. Post holders must have an NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care / Care certificate and demonstrate a commitment to further learning and development.

NELFT has a multicultural and ethnically diverse population which offers a high spectrum of health care challenges which can be both complex and rewarding.  We are committed to providing a culture of continuous learning (internal and external training), which actively supports the professional and personal development of our staff.

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.  We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff, and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.  Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.   All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.  The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High-Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • To be responsible for organising and prioritising own delegated workload.
  • To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling.
  • To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
  • To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
  • To plan and organise own delegated work.
  • To identify and report any changes in patient care needs or changes in physical or emotional well-being to the MDT leads.
  • To maintain accurate records-record new problems as they are identified and report all actions taken to the MDT.
  • To act as the patient’s advocate and, by providing information and support, facilitate the patients own choices with regard to personal care, promoting independence and self-care as appropriate.
  • To be skilled in communication, establishing and maintaining good relationship with patients, carers, members of the MDT.
  • To maintain, update and develop personal, professional knowledge and skills achieving high standards of patient care at all times.
  • To undertake specific nursing and therapy tasks following completion of theoretical training acquisition of competency.
  • To maintain confidentiality in all dealings with patients and their records.
  • To offer support and to teach patients, relatives and other carer’s appropriate skills, imparting knowledge to promote positive health.
  • To have knowledge of and be able to effectively use available resources.
  • To participate in the support of student nurses and new staff in the locality.
  • To undertake training, this will lead to new skills being developed, in order to develop

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium.  Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly.  You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

 

See attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Demonstration of Trust Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate Putting people first, Prioritising quality,Being progressive, innovative and continually improve, Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity and choice and Being professional and honest

NVQ3 Health Care/Care Cert

Essential criteria
  • Candidate must have the relevant qualifications

Working with the public

Essential criteria
  • Working as a member of a team
  • Willingness to develop new skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of a range of Health Service provision

Awareness of the NHS Plan

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of communuity rehabilitation
  • Health and Safety
  • Clear understanding of patient confidentiality data protection
  • Awareness of care of the older person
Desirable criteria
  • experience of inpatients rehab

Awareness of IT/IT Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates experience
  • Computer literate
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel
  • Communication / Telephone skills
  • Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing
Desirable criteria
  • Has vast experence in IT/Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Matron Sarah Akintunde
Job title
Modern Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

As above.