Negotiable
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Amersham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Community Healthcare Assistant within the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team, offered as a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave until February 28, 2026. The position involves providing nursing support to patients in their homes, working closely with a qualified nursing team, and requires a candidate with clinical expertise and experience in a multidisciplinary team. The role emphasizes teamwork, compassion, and a commitment to high-quality patient care in a community setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide nursing interventions to patients in their home environment.
- Support community nurses in delivering nursing care interventions.
- Promote patient independence in their home setting.
- Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
- Participate in a 7-day-a-week rota, including weekends and bank holidays.
- Develop personal knowledge and skills in healthcare.
- Demonstrate experience or knowledge of supporting patients in their homes.
- Administer medications and manage wound care and leg ulcers.
- Provide end-of-life support and prevent hospital admissions.
Key Skills:
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care.
- Experience as a carer in a community setting.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work with various health professionals and informal carers.
- Flexibility and adaptability to respond to patient needs.
- Full driving license and access to a car.
- Innovative approach to patient care.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Amersham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Community Healthcare Assistant with the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team. This will be a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Ending 28th February 2026. The role is to provide support with nursing interventions to patients in their home environment, with support from a qualified nursing team. Please contact us if you are interested in joining our friendly team. In this role you will become a competent Community Healthcare Assistant. Our skills include insulins administration, end of life support, leg ulcer management, wound care, medication management, prevention of admission work and Multi Disciplinary Team working. Our days are varied, with teamwork and compassion being at the heart of everything we do. The Team aims to provide the highest standard of care for our patients. We will support you through your induction and gaining your skill competencies. Ideally you should have a wide range of clinical expertise within the NHS as well as experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the community team and ward staff to ensure a high-quality service delivery. You must be willing to develop your own knowledge and skills. You will need to have a full driving licence and access to a car. The Adult Community Healthcare Team provides a 24/7 service. The post will involve working in the community, supporting the community nurses in providing nursing care interventions, and promoting independence in the patient’s home environment. This is an exciting and innovative service. Candidates to be experienced carers and be able to demonstrate having experience or knowledge of supporting patients in their own homes. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a range of health professionals and informal carers. The ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable, being able to respond to need at short notice. In order to respond to the healthcare needs of the local population, the services covers a 7 days a week rota which therefore includes weekends and bank holidays. Ideally the candidate will have experience and must hold a NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care. The Adult Community Healthcare Team reflects an integrated approach that has been designed in response to the changing needs from the local population, with a special emphasis being placed on the proactive vision of care for patients in the community setting. Our teams are supportive and nurture an open learning environment to equip and develop individuals to provide high standards of care. Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!" 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. Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. 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. We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes. We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates. We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application. We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Robinson Job title: Community Locality Team Lead Email address: victoria.robinson18@nhs.net