Job summary
- Main area
- HCA
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (pro rota)
- Job ref
- 825-5404381-OPS-D
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Market Drayton Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Market Drayton
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant - North East
Band 3
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated individual to join our Community Nursing Team within the North East, covering the areas of market Drayton, Hodnet, Shawbury, Wem and Whitchurch, of the county in the provision of Planned and Admission Avoidance care to patients in the community.
Care and compassion is at the heart of everything we do. We place the individual at the centre by listening to what they have to say, recognising their needs and responding appropriately. We want our patients to recognise that they are more than just their conditions and their treatments.
- 37.5 hours per week, covering 7 days 8am to 6pm service, on a Rota System.
Main duties of the job
You will be working along side out excellent trained nurses to provides nursing care to patient within their own homes or chosen place of residence offering an alternative to hospital admission, supporting timely discharge, and enabling people to realize their potential.
We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.
Contact Gareth Biggs or Sammy McMullen on 01630 650 734
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in care.
- Satisfactory enhanced criminal records bureau disclosure
- To be competent in phlebotomy, wound dressings and general patient care.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of working in a care role at band 3 level.
KNowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to take direction from senior staff
- Good standard of written English
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge and experience of caring for people within a secure environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Gareth Biggs
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01630 650 734
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