Community Healthcare Assistant

Contribute to, support and promote ECCH's, strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive and reactive services.

Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.

Communicate routine information to patients, relatives or carers, using skills of persuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy as required.

To support relatives at all times and be aware of the effects of illness on the family.

Enable individuals and their families to express their needs and preferences and take appropriate action to overcome barriers to communication.

To promote confidence in the patient by means of appropriate standards of appearance, behaviour and attitudes

To safeguard the confidentiality of all personally sensitive information.

Plan and organise a range of delegated clinical activities which might include phlebotomy, in a wide range of settings to ensure best practice is delivered.

Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical audit.

Create an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.

Work as part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Home to deliver proactive and reactive services.

Work collaboratively with residential home colleagues to promote high standards of healthcare.

Work with patients towards self-care and independence.

Participate in caring for patients at the end of life when appropriate.

To implement the care as planned taking into account own competencies.

To deliver safe patient centred care within a variety of settings.

Take, record and report blood pressure, respiration, pulse rate, oxygen saturation levels. Be able to recognise the deteriorating condition of a patient

Undertake and record MUST and Waterlow assessments and take appropriate action

Be able to participate in wound care, skin tear pathway, venepuncture, collection of specimens or diabetic foot assessment as required.

To report any concerns / changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or appropriate Health care Professional without delay.

Ensure a high standard of record keeping is achieved in line with ECCH standards.

Engage in personal development, maintain competence, knowledge and skills commensurate with role

Take responsibility for the safe use of clinical equipment,

Contribute to the effective use of resources.

Report any concerns/ changes in a patient's condition to a registered health care professional without delay.

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.