Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Health Care Assistant
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About the Role
The post holder will work as a member of the Overnight Nursing Service providing direct and indirect patient care as directed by a trained member of the team in order to support patients and their families within their own home environment. The post holder will undertake clerical duties as directed including electronic documentation and working as an effective member of the Multidisciplinary team.
Due to the lone working policy, the post holder will never work alone and will always be with a Band 6 specialist nurse.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic nursing, therapy, and social care to people and carers, carrying out delegated clinical, therapeutic, and personal care tasks.
- Promote the physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing to individuals and client groups.
- Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.
- Carry out care/other duties under direct supervision of a registered professional.
- Support the Band 6 nurse with tasks in patients' homes.
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About Us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
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We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive, and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics, and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning, and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Clare Murphy
- Job title: Team leader
- Email address: clare.murphy@stockport.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07766 781 896
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