Integrated Health Care Assistant

Do you want to be part of aninnovative, dynamic organisationthat iscommitted todeliveringquality , safe and effective patient care?

NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

We are seeking anenthusiastic and flexible Integrated Health Care Assistantto help Barking & Dagenham's Community Health and Social Care Service (CHSCS) deliver24hr holistic health care,supporting our strategic vision of the‘Best care by the best people’.

NELFT are working hard to improve the working lives of its workforce, including helping employees to stay healthy; flexible working that promotes a sensible balance between home and working life and a commitment to equal opportunities. To find out more about the support please visit our webpage. To find out more about the benefits of working for NELFT please go to our benefits webpage.

In Barking & Dagenham, we believe in compassionate inclusive leadership. We aim to encourage, develop and motivate our employees to collaboratively achieve the greatest possible impact upon our community and ultimately patient care.

Integrated Care Assistants will assist in the provision of holistic health care, across nursing and therapy, as delegated within their own level of agreed competency, to patients, families/carers in their own home setting. Ideal candidates will possess an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.

As a member of our community multi-disciplinary team, you will work within a primary care network team alongside District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Therapists and Health Care Assistant’s to meet the needs of complex community delivered patient care supporting early discharge and avoiding admissions to the acute sector. A full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes is essential.

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.