Healthcare Assistant

Sefton Community Neighbourhood Nursing have an opportunity for Band 3 Health Care Assistants to join their District Nursing Teams across the Sefton Locality

The postholder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and will assist and support the clinical team(s). This may include working within the patient's home environment and other clinical settings within community., The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care and support under the supervision of a registered nurse to a defined population. Supported by the nursing team they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

The postholder must have the ability to travel independently across the Sefton Locality to deliver care and treatment to patients within their own homes.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.