Job summary
- Main area
- Urgent and Integrated Care
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-HCS-585
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health
- Town
- Hounslow
- Salary
- £28,622 - £30,225 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Care Assistant
Band 3
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West London NHS Trust Ìýprovides a full range of mental health, community Ìýand physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialistÌýservices that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
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Job overview
The Hounslow Enhanced Dementia ÌýCare Service is looking to recruit Health Care Assistants for new roles within the team. We are looking for colleagues who have an interest in working in a multidisciplinary team and with people living with Dementia within a community setting.
The service works with people in their own homes with the aim of preventing crisis and hospital admission through a range of approaches to enable people to live well, understand and plan for their current or future needs whilst providing input to support health and wellbeing.
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team including Dementia Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Social Worker and Social Care Coordinators. The service operates across 7 days between 9am and 5pm.
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Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.Ìý
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. Ìý
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.Ìý
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attachedÌý
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ in health or social care (or below essential experience)
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate for Support Worker
- Foundation Degree in related subject
- Trusted Assessor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous work in health or social care setting (or above essential qualifications)
- Relevant experience of working in paid or voluntary employment or community work
Desirable criteria
- Previous role as Rehabilitation Assistant / Health Care / Social Care Assistant
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to the HCH values (Care Respect, Communication)
- Ability to teach practical skills to clients
- Ability to work single handed with individuals / groups within supported environment
- Observation skills
- Good written and verbal communication
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as an effective team member
- Commitment to own development and learning
- Ability to reflect critically and appraise own performance
- Ability to independently travel across the borough to manage a caseload of community patient appointments
- Ability to comply with moving and handling regulations
- Ability to work flexible hours including weekends
- Competent IT skills to enable effective documentation
Desirable criteria
- Ability to carry out simple activity of daily living and mobility assessments
- Ability to carry out simple monitoring of health status e.g. blood pressure
- Ability to carry out simple nursing tasks e.g. dressings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of professional conduct
- Basic understanding of the effects of disability
- Health and safety / risk awareness
- Understanding of concept of enabling clients and carers to self-manage
- Understanding of Dementia and the possible impact it has on patients, families and carers
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with equipment to assist activities of daily living
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Bowden
- Job title
- Interim clinical lead Dementia Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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