Health Care Support

Would you like to join a dynamic and successful Healthcare team that is dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of patients within our community?

If you are looking for a fresh start or seeking a new challenge, this role offers you the ability to develop a broad range of skills across a number of disciplines, and the opportunity for further career progression.

YICT support patients to remain independent in their own homes, while continuing with healthcare assessments, rehabilitation, and recovery. We also provide an urgent crisis response supporting patients and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

You will work closely with a team of healthcare professionals to support patients' individual needs and promoting patient health and wellbeing.

Please note: this role includes evening and weekend working.

Main duties of the job

To provide first visit assessments of patients in their own home, and ongoing care and support to the individual.

Assist patients to meet their basic needs, including prompting and administering medication as required, supporting with dietary needs, maintaining personal hygiene, and using toilet facilities as appropriate.

Perform physical observations on patients using the necessary equipment (blood pressure monitors, blood sugar, and pulse oximeters) when appropriate or when advised to by a manager or member of the nursing team.

Ensure patients comfort, safety, and dignity at all times, respecting privacy and ensuring confidentiality at all times.

Assist and support patients and carers as appropriate.

Ensure referrals to other agencies are made and effectively and efficiently signpost patients to relevant agencies when appropriate.

Ensure relevant information, including all changes in a patient's condition, is passed to the registered nurse on duty. Ensure efficient hand over of visit allocations with Healthcare Support colleagues.

Ensure accurate records are maintained in a timely manner including discharging and archiving patient paperwork, completing Healthcare Support visit data and CQC documentation.

Nimbuscare is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to be a collaborative and agile provider that cares for its people and patients. Nimbuscare is based in York and is owned by all the practices in the city, however we deliver services over a wider footprint.

Who are we

We deliver Urgent Care services in collaboration with the hospital and GP practices in York, Scarborough, Whitby, Malton and Selby. We also provide community-based frailty care, which focuses on treating people in the community where we can. We also aim to shift services into the community where possible, for example our community diagnostic centres run in partnership with the Acute Trust.

We are committed to contributing towards a better NHS based on equity, fairness, innovation, collaboration and quality.

We are part of the system, and we are here to stay.

Nimbuscare is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.