JOB DESCRIPTION. The post holder is jointly responsible with the nursing staff to ensure that good communication and handover is performed.

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1 JOB SCRIPTION JOB TAILS Job Title: Overnight Community Nursing Health Care Assistant epartment: Out of Hours istrict Nursing Service Location: Beech Cottage, Woodingdean Hours of Work: As agreed Reporting to: Community Nurse Manager Reporting to Post Holder: No staff report to the post holder ate: 25/05/2014 JOB PURPOS This is a clinical position for an enthusiastic team member providing care for patients within the Brighton and Hove locality. The emphasis is on ensuring that decisions made are based on good clinical practice, and inline within the prescribed protocols and both local and corporate policies. The post holder will be required to work as part of a team consisting of Nurses and Health Care Assistants. The expectation is that the Health Care Assistant s role may be working within the mobile team or as a Night Support Assistant. The post holder will be required to assist the nursing staff in the delivery of a high standard of care. The post holder may develop and be deemed competent in skills that facilitates working alongside another healthcare assistants should this need be identified. The post holder may work alone within patient s own homes and is expected to be aware of Health and Safety and Moving and Handling policies and are responsible for adhering to these. They are also responsible for recognising changes in the patient s condition and effectively reporting back to nursing staff. The post holder is jointly responsible with the nursing staff to ensure that good communication and handover is performed. The post holder will have designated roles and responsibilities within the team to assist the smooth running and high quality of the service. Revised May 2014 Page 1 of 5

2 KY RSPONSIBILITIS AN ACCOUNTABILITIS 1.) elivery of a high standard of care in a timely manner 2.) ffective documentation and communication 3.) Identification and reporting of Clinical Incidences, near misses and/or Vulnerable Adult Concerns to team leaders or service manager. 4.) To ensure all equipment is stocked, in working order and ready to use as required. 5.) Maintaining and encouraging working relationships with other community services 6.) Have a flexible approach to working hours, location and roles dependant on the service needs as identified by the Team Leaders or Manager COMMUNICATION AN KY WORKING RLATIONSHIPS The OOH N service is part of the Community Short Term Services. These services include the Community Rapid Response Service (CRRS), Intermediate care Services and Beds, Community IV Therapy Team. The service may receive referrals from any professional team and these include the IPCT; CRRS; Paramedics; GP s; IV Services; Hospice at Home and 111. Good communication is vital to ensure a continuity of care and an accepted standard for patient experience. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring this. INFORMATION GOVRNANC Information is vitally important for the safe clinical management of patient care and the efficient administration of services and resources, including our workforce. Information Governance is a framework to enable Integrated Care 24 Ltd to handle personal and corporate information appropriately. It is the responsibility of our entire workforce, regardless of employment status, to ensure they abide by the requirements of Information Governance as set out in the mployee Handbook and the Information Governance Policy. SAFGUARING CHILRN AN VULNRABL AULTS IC24 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment. You will be responsible for safeguarding the interests of children and adults who you come into contact during your work. To fulfil these duties, you will be required to attend training and development to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse or individuals at risk, to follow local and national policy relating to safeguarding practice and to report and act on concerns you may have appropriately. Revised May 2014 Page 2 of 5

3 HALTH AN SAFTY The post holder will be required to comply with the duties placed on employees of Integrated Care 24 Ltd as set out in the Health and Safety at Work Policy and related Procedures. The post holder has a legal obligation to make positive efforts to maintain their own personal safety and that of others by taking reasonable care, carrying out requirements of the law and following recognised codes of practice. QUALITY AN IVRSITY Integrated Care 24 Ltd has an quality and iversity Policy to ensure that no job applicant or employee is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of disability, marital status, sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, age, religion or political opinion, whilst attracting talented recruits and retaining experienced employees. Integrated Care 24 Ltd is committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity and will keep under review its policies, procedures and practices to ensure that, in addition, all users of its services are treated according to their needs. ISCLOSUR AN BARRING SRVIC CHCKS The post holder will have contact with patients and carers therefore a isclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken. Integrated Care 24 Ltd will normally require an enhanced BS check to be undertaken. This is a mandatory requirement and a condition of the employment offer. RHABILITATION OF OFFNRS ACT 1974 This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act Integrated Care 24 Ltd will therefore require the post holder to disclose all convictions, whether spent or unspent. PRFORMANC AN VLOPMNT RVIW This Job escription will be used as a basis for conducting an individual performance and development review between the post holder and the manager. VARIATIONS This Job escription describes the main purpose and key responsibilities and accountabilities of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake any additional duties or responsibilities as may reasonably be required. This Job escription is a guide to the nature and main duties of the post as they currently exist, but it is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule and it is not part of the contract of employment. To reflect changing needs and priorities, some elements of this post may be subject to change in consultation with the post holder. Revised May 2014 Page 3 of 5

4 JOB SCRIPTION AGRMNT Post Holder Name: Signature: ate: Manager Name: Signature: ate: Revised May 2014 Page 4 of 5

5 PRSON SPCIFICATION Overnight Community Nursing Healthcare Assistant Criteria Standard ssential () or esirable () Qualifications and Training Health and Social Care Qualification Knowledge and Skills (or willingness to undertake when in post) Medicines management Administration of medicines via a PG tube Blood glucose monitoring Observation recording Basic IT skills xperience xperience of community health care working xperience of working within a nursing team xperience delivering patient care Personal Qualities A good team member Good communicator Willingness to learn Able to recognise personal limitations and willing to ask for assistance Other requirements Full UK driving licence Use of own car Willingness to undertake IC24 riving Assessment Revised May 2014 Page 5 of 5