Health Care Support Worker - Frailty Hospital at Home

Job summary
Are you keen to provide urgent, hospital level care in a patient's own home, or usual place of residence, and avoid hospital admissions?

Are you passionate about patient centred care?

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing dynamic team and work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team?

Job overview
To work as a member of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Frailty Hospital at Home (View email address on meeveem.com) team that provide rapid 0-2 hour responses to support patients at home who are in crisis and avoid inappropriate admission into hospital.

Hospital level care can be provided in patient's own homes, or usual place of residence, as part of a virtual ward, acting as a safe alternative to inpatient hospital stays helping patients to recover in their usual familiar surroundings.

The team is comprised of consultants, advanced clinical practitioners, nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and healthcare assistants. The role will provide nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy based interventions for patients.

It is a countywide role.

A full driving licence with business insurance and access to a car for work purposes is essential

Main duties of the job

• Providing general and specific care to adults within competencies
• Being an integral member of the Urgent Community Response and Frailty Hospital at Home integrated team, providing defined delivery of care including core therapy, and nursing care to patients in liaison with clinicians'
• Taking responsibility for designated elements of the patient treatment protocols and delivery of such treatments in patients' own homes.
• Being responsible for the completion and potential delegation of non-clinical tasks within the team.
• Improve the care and support of patients in the community, so patients can remain safely in their own home for as long as possible
• Have an innovative approach, excellent communication skills and willingness to work with other members of the community teams to ensure high quality service delivery
• Willingness to further develop your clinical expertise in a range of areas.

About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on View email address on meeveem.com quoting the vacancy reference number.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• Good literary and numeracy skills
• Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma or equivalent relevant patient facing experience and willingness to undertake Level 3 qualification
• Have the ability to undertake training to acquire the skills appropriate for development in the post. Demonstrates a growth mindset and wishes to acquire new skills

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Previous experience of working in NHS or Social Care environment
• Awareness of the needs of older people

Desirable

• Awareness of the needs of people with long term conditions
• Understanding of Integrated multidisciplinary Team
• Awareness of NHS Long term planning and National UCR framework
• Experience working within a community setting visiting patients at home

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good verbal and nonverbal communication and conversation skills
• Good written skills
• IT Skills
• Ability to show patience and Dependability whilst working as a team
• Ability to work flexibly across a fast developing service

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential

• Physically able to perform task whilst kneeling, bending and able to handle patients and equipment safely
• Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire. Business car insurance required
• Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
• Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

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.