Have you got your qualification in care and are looking for your next step?
Our Community First Team has opportunities for Community Health & Social Care Support Worker to join our team in Derby City.
What does the Community First Team do?
We step in to support people who are discharged from acute hospitals and those who need an urgent community response. The person needs short term/interim support in their homes. The teams are committed to caring and supporting people at home and work over a seven day rota.
If you would like to talk about what a day in the life of this role is like, please feel free to contact Rebecca Eve 07919 372231 or Nikki Ludlow on 07919 466181
What are the hours?
A mix of shifts: 6 hours in community and 7 hours in community support beds across 7 days
(Including unsocial hours, weekends and Bank Holidays)
Base:
1. Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
2. Community Support bedded unit which is currently situated in Perth House.
Area Covered: Derby City and surrounding area
Community roles require travel to people’s homes, usually requiring a full UK driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle. Mileage is supported in line with DCHS policy. Bedded unit roles do not have the same travel requirement.
The successful candidate is expected to work and document to a high standard and work in a way that reflects the DCHS values.
To maintain standards, ensuring quality of patient care through the development of a range of knowledge and competencies to support clinicians.
To assist all clinicians in delivering agreed programmes of treatment and care where appropriate and work as an effective member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
To carry out individual care and reablement without direct supervision in the community.
To provide support to patients to optimise their health and independence.
Be willing to support Perth House in Chaddesden when and if staffing cover requires.
The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
Benefits include:
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
Generous NHS pension scheme
Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
Incremental pay progression
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
Access to our staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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