Community HCA (CHD / HF team)

Weare a high performing organisation with a track record of success. This post offersan exciting opportunity for a health care assistant to join the Specialist CoronaryHeart Disease & Heart Failure Team based at the Greenhouse in AnnfieldPlain.

The post covers core hours of 09 : 00-17 : 00 Monday-Friday with currentlyno weekend working although that may change in the future.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be caring for patients withcardiac conditions such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and heart failure (HF).

They will be expected to support theHeart Failure Specialist Nurses team in providing care for these patients byrecording observations such as heart rate, BP and pulse oximetry andphlebotomy.

They may be directly involved in delivering cardiac rehabilitation,to both CHD and HF patients, alongside the exercise facilitators andcardiovascular nurses., The jobs entails offering care, support and monitoring topatients with cardiovascular disease and heart failure

It involves recording observations, ECGs and taking bloodspecimens.

It involves education and support around lifestyle issuesand risk reduction

The job entails independent travel around the Derwentsidearea with possible need to support other teams across the CDDFT footprint.

• Able to travel independently around County Durham & Darlington.


• Flexible attitude to work.


• Able to safely move and handle loads.


Experience

Essential

Experience of working within a healthcare environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working with cardiac patients.


• Experience of working in a community setting.


Qualifications

Essential

• Care certificate or willingness to complete in the first six months of employment.


• NVQ3 or relevant equivalent experience


Desirable

Short courses relevant to care.

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.


• Good organisational and problem solving skills.


• Competent in performing and recording clinical observations and understand their significance : BP, heart rate and rhythm, pulse, oximetry, and, respiratory rate.


• Ability to observe and record physical and social changes of a patient and report immediately.


• Phlebotomy or willing to work towards.


• Ability to work independently and act accordingly in an emergency situation.


• Able to prioritise work on a daily basis to meet service demands.


• Confident in the use of email and basic IT skills


Desirable

• Basic understanding of cardiac anatomy, function and conditions.


• Service standard ECG (electrocardiogram) performance.


• Knowledge of benefits of cardiac rehabilitation.


• Knowledge of self-management.


• Phlebotomy.
  
  CountyDurham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integratedcare providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people., If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager


You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham.

We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Pay award Pending