Job summary
Employer heading
Health Care Assistant - CICC
Band 3
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:
We will support you and your community to live well.
Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.
Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.
Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Job overview
Health Care Assistant - Community Intermediate Care Centre CICC
Do you want to help people in your local community regain their independence following accident or illness, and to be able to get the most from life?
Do you want to be part of a dynamic NHS team where no two days are the same, but every day brings rewards in terms of job satisfaction and team working?
Do you want flexibility with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge with opportunities for career development?
If you are enthusiastic and have experience in delivering care that helps someone become more independent, therapy or other care and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives in your local community, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Wirral’s Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC), where you be supporting local people to remain independent in their own homes, helping them regain confidence and independence so they can reach their full potential.
We are looking for proactive and dynamic Health Care Assistant to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC). The bedded unit will focus on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs. Your role will be to provide person centred care to the patients in line with their care plan. The care will be planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses and Therapists and provided under the direct supervision of the registered nurses or other members of the multidisciplinary team.
To join our multidisciplinary team you must have:
- NVQ Level III – direct care, social care (or equivalent)
- caring and compassionate attitude
- a strong desire to help people
- good communication skills
The post involves a 7 day working rota.
Working for our organisation
The CICC is made up of integrated teams of health and care professionals including, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. The unit will be an integral step up/step down facility that supports the recovery and recuperation of our patients following medical and surgical illness and also provides palliative care and manages the planning of complex discharge packages. One of the fundamental principles of the unit is to support our patients with their reablement and self-care, encouraging them to reach their optimum level of independence.
Benefits & Rewards
The Trust offers a competitive starting salary and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working and job share opportunities
- Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
- Staff discount schemes e.g. discounted leisure centre membership
- In house training
- Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
- Personal resilience training
- Mindfulness support
- Staff counselling service
- Active staff council
- Support for carers
- Fast track physiotherapy service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the documents attached which detail the job description and main responsibilities for this role along with the person specification requirements
Person specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of patient care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of work in the community
- Experience of supporting patients in a rehabilitation or intermediate care unit
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level III – direct care, social care
- Moving and Handling Skills
- Knowledge of Infection Control
- Knowledge of Tissue Viability
- The Care certificate
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills verbal/written
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to act on own initiative when required In line with the job description
- Computer skills and experience of IT
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
- Ability to work shift patterns over a 24 hour period
Desirable criteria
- Access to a car for work purposes
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie-anne Scott
- Job title
- CICC Service lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07572678464
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