Health Care Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 3 Healthcare Support worker, to work within the Diabetes service to support the Diabetes Specialist Nursing team as part of the Diabetes and Endocrinology service. The team is friendly, motivated to learn, and there are opportunities to further your career development. The post holder will need the ability to travel between sites in a timely manner, Main duties involve supporting the Diabetes Specialist Nurses in the management of people with diabetes, including phlebotomy and screening of people with diabetes attending appointments with the service. Delivering education to people with diabetes regarding safe self-administration of insulin, glucose monitoring including diabetes technologies., Be responsible for the delivery of a high standard of cost effective nursing care, as part of the diabetes nursing team, in support of and under the guidance and delegation of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses. Ensure that people with diabetes receive safe, individualised and effective standards of care by following care plans and treatment interventions as delegated by the Diabetes Specialist Nurses, overcoming barriers to understanding as they present. Under delegation of the nurse in charge of the caseload, work competently and without direct supervision, within a framework that has been agreed by the Diabetes Specialist Nurses. When accepting delegated activities it is the post holder's responsibility to make sure that patient and public safety is not affected. Communicate effectively at all times with people with diabetes their family and carers in conjunction with other team members, contributing to and maintaining the team philosophy. Act as a role model for other health care support workers and student nurses.

The post holder will need excellent communication skills and be motivated to learn new skills.,

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or working towards or equivalent relevant experience.
• Good literacy and numerical skills.
• Experience of working in a Health or Social care environment.
• Car driver/car user essential
Desirable criteria
• Experience of speciality.
• Experience of use of IT such as EMIS/CERNER/ICE.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) Integrated Diabetes Service is a consists of a multi- professional team who provide much-valued hospital and community diabetes services to residents in East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen (BwD). This role will be based within the acute setting but also will involve some community settings too.
The Trust has built a good reputation as a place to enjoy job satisfaction and develop professional skills and experience. By joining us now you can play a role in organisation that continues to put patients and clients at the heart of everything that we do., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.