Generic Worker

To provide high standard of care to the patient whilst promoting independence and respecting their privacy and that of their families.

To undertake delegated healthcare for patients.

To work alongside the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital

To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

To use skills from the professional areas of Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, you will be providing nursing and therapy support to patients in the community.

You will be visiting patients in their own homes and implementing the patients individualised care plan designed by the nurses and therapists. Some of your duties may include carrying out home exercise programmes, phlebotomy, wound care, administering insulin to stable diabetic patients and monitoring basic physical observations for good health.

As well as the essential person specifications as on the job description, you will need to have good communication skills, initiative, and be flexible.

Experience of working in the health and social care field will be needed including skills and understanding of community-based work. an advantage. You will have the chance to be fully involved in working with the Multidisciplinary Team and integrating with Social Care and hospital-based staff, as part of our Hospital at Home service. You will need to be committed to ongoing learning and development within the WSFT Community Service.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Education and qualifications

Essential: - QCF care certificate or equivalent knowledge and experience or working towards an Apprenticeship; - Experience of working with the general public

Desirable: - NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent; - Experience of working within a care setting

Skills and abilities

Personal qualities

Experience & Knowledge

Essential: - Experience of working with the general public; - Ability to work with staff from a diverse range of backgrounds; - Ability to work alone or in small team

Desirable: - Experience of working within a care setting