Job summary
- Main area
- Community – Rapid Response, Intermediate Care, Admission Avoidance, Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Shift patterns within the hours 8am to 9pm 7 days per week inc weekend working)
- Job ref
- 434-CR7520818
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Thame RRIC
- Town
- Thame
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum - pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Community Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
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From day one, you will benefit from structured development programmes, personalised mentorship, and access to specialist training that supports your long-term career ambitions.
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Job overview
Do you have a friendly 'can do' approach to life, and experience working as part of a health or social care team ?
We are looking for you to work as as part of the Thame Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team supporting patients in their own homes , providing personal, social and rehabilitative care. The overall aims of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team are to help avoid unnecessary admissions and support patients to leave Hospital promptly.
The team is committed to ongoing education on the job and development opportunities are available within the organisation . Successful applicants If who don't already have a Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care will be expected to work towards that in post.
Main duties of the job
#MissionRRIC
Your main duties include:
- Providing personal and rehabilitative care to adults in their own home environment.
- Being an integral member of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team, collaborating with registered Occupational and Physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitative, social and nursing care to patients.
- Taking responsibility for delivering care, equipment, supervising exercises and other delegated tasks in patients’ own homes.
- Being responsible for the completion of delegated non-clinical tasks to support the efficient running of the team .
Your main responsibility is to :
- Improve the care of patients in the community, so patients can remain safely in their own home for as long as possible
- Have an innovative approach, excellent communication skills and willingness to work with other members of the community teams to ensure high quality service delivery
- Willingness to further develop your clinical expertise in a range of areas
A full UK driving licence and access to a car with Business insurance for work purposes
The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate/working towards
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing person centred care
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCE
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy
- Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to patient’s and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach
- Recognise how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work
- Good verbal and written English communication skills
- The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients
- A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting
- Willingness to undertake the mentorship of new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post
- Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures
- An appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this influences how care is provided to patients
- A willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care including personal care
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good understanding of care needs relevant to patient’s in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking Dignity and respect Communication/conflict resolution Handwashing and infection control Hygiene needs Safeguarding
- Understands the limit and scope of their job role and the need to only do tasks they are trained to do
- Knows when to escalate to a registered nurse when the situation is beyond their scope of practice
BEHAVIOURS & VALUES
Essential criteria
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Works effectively as a team
- Is of good health and good character
- Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff
- Always acts with honesty and integrity
- Professional approach
- Displays BHT Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sylvia Bishieri
- Job title
- Thame RRIC Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07870553070
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