Main area: Urgent Community Response Team
Grade Band: 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift Work)
Job ref: 364-A-8652
Site: Rochford hospital
Town: Rochford
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites. We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex. EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). Our Vision and Values
Our Vision:
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.” Our Purpose:
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters.” Our Values: We Care We Empower Our Strategic Objectives: We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services. We will enable each other to be the best that we can. We will work together with our partners to make our services better. We will help our communities to thrive. Job Overview
UCRT is a community admission avoidance team available 7 days a week that will help patients stay at home when they are feeling unwell rather than be transferred to hospital. The UCRT team provides specialist nurse and occupational therapy led care in patients' own homes, visiting patients within two hours of receiving a referral to stabilise their immediate health needs and plan ongoing care and treatment as appropriate. Please note that this post may be closed early if a high number of applications are received. Main Duties of the Job
The Band 3 Health Care Assistant will work as part of the UCRT Team to deliver acute care in patients’ homes, including the monitoring of observations, venepuncture, and supporting patients with personal care during an episode of acute ill health. Working for Our Organisation
EPUT is looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including: Season Ticket Loans Excellent Training facilities and opportunities Buying and Selling annual leave scheme The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To undertake through each patient’s individual care plan, those duties delegated by the Team Leader and Case Manager, which the Health Care Assistant has been trained and is competent and confident to perform. These tasks include: Personal care Monitoring of baseline physical observations Blood glucose monitoring Urinalysis Cannulation Wound care management Administration of nebulisers and medication Collection of specimens Administration of insulin (on completion of competencies). Person Specification
Experience: Community and/or acute care experience Experience with unwell patients Education: GCSE Maths and English or equivalent Skills: Car driver Good oral and written communication Venepuncture Important Professional References:
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references. The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes. If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net. Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.
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EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites. We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex. EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). Our Vision and Values
Our Vision:
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.” Our Purpose:
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters.” Our Values: We Care We Empower Our Strategic Objectives: We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services. We will enable each other to be the best that we can. We will work together with our partners to make our services better. We will help our communities to thrive. Job Overview
UCRT is a community admission avoidance team available 7 days a week that will help patients stay at home when they are feeling unwell rather than be transferred to hospital. The UCRT team provides specialist nurse and occupational therapy led care in patients' own homes, visiting patients within two hours of receiving a referral to stabilise their immediate health needs and plan ongoing care and treatment as appropriate. Please note that this post may be closed early if a high number of applications are received. Main Duties of the Job
The Band 3 Health Care Assistant will work as part of the UCRT Team to deliver acute care in patients’ homes, including the monitoring of observations, venepuncture, and supporting patients with personal care during an episode of acute ill health. Working for Our Organisation
EPUT is looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including: Season Ticket Loans Excellent Training facilities and opportunities Buying and Selling annual leave scheme The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To undertake through each patient’s individual care plan, those duties delegated by the Team Leader and Case Manager, which the Health Care Assistant has been trained and is competent and confident to perform. These tasks include: Personal care Monitoring of baseline physical observations Blood glucose monitoring Urinalysis Cannulation Wound care management Administration of nebulisers and medication Collection of specimens Administration of insulin (on completion of competencies). Person Specification
Experience: Community and/or acute care experience Experience with unwell patients Education: GCSE Maths and English or equivalent Skills: Car driver Good oral and written communication Venepuncture Important Professional References:
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references. The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes. If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net. Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.
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