Senior Healthcare Assistant

Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT ) is currently recruiting Senior Healthcare Assistants to join their Community Care Coordination Service . This unique service supports patients living with frailty and long term conditions living at home. We provide comprehensive assessments exploring the health and social needs of patients and try to improve their quality as life as much as we can. Our aim is to support independence and dignity for patients and their support network. The service is provided across boroughs of Southend and Castlepoint and Rochford. The role is community based and requires you to be able to drive and have a full driving licence. As a part of our team will be expected to work autonomously, unsupervised and to manage own workload. You will undertake thorough reviews using assessment skills and tools to identify any health or social issues patient may have. Work with patient to identify smart goals and complete individualized care plans to support patient to maintain their independence and safety in their own homes.Main duties of the job Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form will be rejected from the process. The successful candidate will carry out reviews on patients who are living with frailty and long term conditions. The role includes ordering equipment, making referrals to enhance patient well-being, working alongside Care Coordinators, pharmacy and the community integrated support team. Candidates should be enthusiastic, motivated, willing to learn and be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills when communicating with patients, family members, colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team. A good sense of humour is also a plus! The team aims to support patients to maintain their independence and safety, avoid unnecessary hospital admission or readmissions.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment Join our Staff bank What is Staff Bank? Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.