Health Care Assistant

The

role requires the staff member to work as part of a Community Nursing Service

to deliver high-quality care to patients in their own homes in accordance with

individual care plans. Provide personal and palliative care, ensuring patients are

treated with dignity, respect, and compassion while supporting their comfort

and wellbeing. Demonstrate the ability to work independently and autonomously

within the community setting, effectively manage responsibilities while

maintaining a high standard of care. Support the Community Nursing Team by

managing the ordering and organisation of clinical supplies and stationery to

ensure services operated smoothly. Consistently follow Trust policies, procedures,

and professional standards in all aspects of work while maintaining strict

adherence to health and safety regulations, infection prevention, and control

guidelines. Ensure patient confidentiality is always maintained and information

is handled sensitively and responsibly in line with legal, ethical, and

organisational requirements. Contribute to a safe, supportive, and professional

care environment for patients receiving community-based nursing services.

Job Purpose

To assist the Community

Nursing Team in the provision of nursing care and support to patients and

families in the community setting.

Duties and Responsibilities

To work as part of an integrated

Community Nursing Service in providing specific care to a patient in the

community setting as written in the care plan.

To

provide personal care and support to palliative patients in their own homes.

To work

alone and unsupervised and the ability to work autonomously.

To be responsible for the

ordering of clinical supplies and stationery for the Community Nursing Team.

To work in accordance with Trust

Policies and Procedures.

To maintain high standards of

personal hygiene adhering to Health and Safety Guidelines and Infection Control

Guidelines within the trust.

To respect confidential

information during the course of your work and refrain from discussing such

information without the consent of the patient/client or a person entitled to

act on his/her behalf, except where disclosure is required by law or by the Order

of a Court or is necessary in the public interest.

Clinical

To

monitor skin integrity of patients at risk of pressure ulcers formation and

provide basic preventative information.

To provide full personal care to

patients in the terminal phase of life.

To provide health screening for

household patients e.g. Monitoring of blood glucose levels, phlebotomy, blood

pressure recording and urine testing.

To provide clinical intervention

for care of patients as directed by Registered Nurses, following training and

assessment of competencies e.g. administration of insulin, basic wound care and

bladder irrigation.

To check equipment on a regular

basis and ensure it is safe to use.

To attend mandatory training in

accordance with the Trust Policy.

To identify areas for development

within a Personal Development Plan in collaboration with District Nurse

coordinator/District Nursing Sister.

To report any Health and Safety

or Infection Control issues.

To assist in clinical practice as

expected up to NVQ Level III or equivalent.

Please see Full Job Description attached.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission

We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision

We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our values

Skills and Knowledge

Right to Work

Relationships

Qualifications

Experience

Job Specific Requirements