Senior Health Care Assistant - Community

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our Community Cardio-Respiratory Team to play a key part in our digital cardio-respiratory virtual wards.

The virtual wards allow patients to be discharged safely from hospital and then be closely observed using remote monitoring technology in the community.

This role is part of the community team in LPT but will involve working with the team on the cardio-respiratory wards at Glenfield Hospital to help identify suitable patients for the virtual wards prior to their discharge from hospital. The role also includes working in the community to complete follow up home visits for COPD patients.

The main aspect of the role will be to work with patients prior to discharge to set them up with and teach them how to use the virtual ward technology to enable them to use the digital system and safely enter their information and details once they are at home.

Applicants need to be motivated, enthusiastic with excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate they are hardworking and conscientious as well as friendly and approachable.

An excellent understanding of using IT is essential as this is a vital aspect of this role.

The successful applicant will be working within the Community MDT and be supported by senior staff in the respiratory and heart failure services.

The post is permanent and will involve travel across Leicestershire.

The team provides the service over 7-days a week., The principle role of the Senior Healthcare Assistant is to assist the healthcare team in the provision and delivery of programmes of patient care under the indirect supervision of registered practitioners. This includes:

• Taking physical or psychological measurements from named clients/service users as delegated by the team.


• Supporting clients/service users in maintaining their health and wellbeing.


• Undertaking specified and delegated clinical and therapeutic activities.


• Under the supervision of healthcare professionals assist the healthcare team with the planning, organising and provision of clinical care.


• Ensuring high standards are maintained in a safe environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals.


• Assisting Registered Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.


• Accurately recording patient information.


It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle., working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied