Community Healthcare Support Worker

THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

The Band 3 Community Health Care Worker is required to have a broad range of experience. When working with people living with a learning disability, ensuring reasonable adjustment within the general health care setting both in the community and inpatient areas.

• Work as a member of the multi‑professional team providing clinical care to patients as delegated by the Registered Nurse and Registered Nurse Associate.
• Ensure a high standard of patient‑centred care.
• Promote self‑management of health needs and adopt a positive risk‑based care approach.
• Complete relevant care forms under the direction of a Registered Clinician.

• Support the implementation of care plans under the supervision of Registered Clinicians.
• Assist Registered Clinicians in assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care.
• Perform and record clinical observations.
• Undertake clinical tasks appropriate to competence such as venepuncture, ECGs, and feedback findings to Registered Clinicians.
• Accurately record nutritional and fluid intake.
• Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of patients at all times.
• Plan and organise own activity, prioritise workload, and feed back to the team.
• Input all activity with service users into clinical systems for accurate statistics.
• Recognise safeguarding issues and report concerns to appropriate registered care professionals.
• Assist in implementing appropriate actions to meet patients’ physical, emotional, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs.
• Demonstrate understanding of caring for patients with mental illness, learning disabilities and autism.
• Signpost patients to services that support their wellbeing, promote independence and community connections.

• Recognise changing priorities and seek advice from Registered Clinicians.
• Understand all elements of the nursing process and assist in gathering information for assessment, planning, management and evaluation.
• Report and share information with Registered Clinicians on patient condition, behaviour, activity and responses.
• Assess environmental risks before providing care in community settings.
• Demonstrate good understanding of consent principles.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberties Act, plus Best Interest principles in everyday practice.

• Coach and teach patients, carers and other staff.
• Assist with the development, implementation and monitoring of clinical standards and outcomes under supervision of a Registered Clinician.
• Develop knowledge of other providers’ resources and referral systems to meet patients’ needs within practice parameters.
• Communicate with patients, carers, professional colleagues and voluntary/charitable sector to ensure seamless care.
• Maintain documentation and records in accordance with Trust policy.

Qualifications, training and experience requirements for the role are outlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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