Health Care Support Worker

To work within the multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team that delivers community based services to a GP Practice population, undertaking nursing tasks within agreed parameters, set out by the registered practitioners.

The job will include home visiting and lone working without direct supervision.

The scope of the role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, early supported discharge and promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients with long term conditions and older people with mental health problems.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Southern Health Foundation Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Healthcare Support Worker (Band 3) to work within the multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team in Southern Parishes ICT

We are looking for individual who would like to be part of a dynamic and forward thinking team... Do you enjoy the challenge of a wide variety of work? Could this be you?

The role of a community HCSW is to visit patients at home to provide nursing interventions under the direction of registered nursing colleagues. The focus of the role is to support admission avoidance, to promote independence and to assist in the effective management of patients with long term conditions.

The posts would suit someone interested in integrated working and wanting to achieve the best for their patients. They will work within a multi -professional team to provide individualised patient care.

We are looking for a motivated individuals, who are dynamic and keen to work as part of a team. The successful candidates will need to have some relevant experience, good communication skills and the ability to work well as a team member.

In return Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust will offer training opportunities to support ongoing career development.

Applicants must have access to a vehicle for work and possession of a full UK driving license is essential.

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.