Care Support Assistant inWelwyn/Hoddesdon inWelwyn/Hoddesdon PUBLISHED
FRI 6 DEC 2024
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust rUgufBtM
The Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is hiring Care Support Assistants for its expanding Hospital at Home service in Welwyn and Hoddesdon. These roles involve providing short-term care primarily to prevent hospital admissions, requiring individuals to travel within the East and North corridors. Candidates must have previous care experience and will work as part of a team that assesses and delivers care to patients with nursing or health needs in their homes, in line with established care plans.
The responsibilities include providing personal care, assisting with hygiene, and performing basic nursing procedures, while also supporting patients in activities that promote independent living. The position entails monitoring patient well-being and performing administrative tasks related to the care process, including record keeping. The service operates seven days a week from 8 am to 8 pm, offering flexible working opportunities to meet patient needs.
The responsibilities include providing personal care, assisting with hygiene, and performing basic nursing procedures, while also supporting patients in activities that promote independent living. The position entails monitoring patient well-being and performing administrative tasks related to the care process, including record keeping. The service operates seven days a week from 8 am to 8 pm, offering flexible working opportunities to meet patient needs.
The Hospital at Home service is expanding and has vacancies for the newly created Health and Care Assistant roles. The successful candidates will work alongside the Discharge Home to Assess team to predominately provide short term Care to prevent patients requiring hospital admission.
The roles are based within the East and North corridors and staff will be expected to travel within the corridors,
Previous care experience is essential.
The service runs 7 days a week, 8am to 8pm.
- Providing personal care to patients within their own home
- Following training to provide basic health care needs as required
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- To work within a team that provides an assessment and care service to patients with nursing / health needs.
- To visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan. This will include aspects of personal care, hygiene, uncomplicated nursing procedures, exercise, activity and treatment programmes prescribed by therapists. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patients potential and where appropriate to support the carer.
- To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their well-being.
- To undertake administration and clerical tasks that are associated with the care process including record keeping and use of computer.
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