Urgent care Healthcare Assistant in Brockworth inBrockworth PUBLISHED SAT 18 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section

Rapid Response offer a 24/7 response to patients who are acutely unwell and can be managed at home to avoid a hospital admission. To ensure we deliver high levels of patient care, and can respond to patients across the county, we are expanding our night cover and looking for dedicated Health Care Assistants to join our team. The role will predominantly be working 21:30-08:00 working alongside a registered practitioner but will involve some day shift working to meet service needs.

• Supporting the registered practitioner to deliver high quality care to patients using the services.
• At times, working alone, visiting patients countywide to undertake clinical observations, phlebotomy and provide basic care to meet the needs of the patient.
• Liaising with the Co-ordinator to report on patient findings/observations and document clearly on SystmOne
• Expectation to work as part of the wider team when required.
• Providing a timely and effective response to patients under the care of either service.
• Responsible for providing a basic patient assessment at scene along with utilising basic manual handling procedures to assist the patient safely from the floor following a fall
  
  

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

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The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
  
  

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Steve Daniel Job title: Modern Matron Email address: Telephone number: