Job overview

We are looking to recruit a support worker to work within the Community React Team (CRT). The post holder will work as part of the Community multi-disciplinary teams to provide care and treatment to patients in the community setting, including the patient’s home, clinics and the Community beds.

This is a part time post (36 hours) across Monday to Sunday with service hours between 0800-2200.

Note the following essential requirements:

• Experience in a UK healthcare/NHS role
•  RQF accredited Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2 or NHS accredited Care Certificate (we cannot accept certificates from the short online courses as these are not NVQs)

An Enhanced DBS with Adults' Barred List check will be obtained during pre-employment checks.

Based in the Community division so you will need to be able to travel Ashton, Wigan and Leigh.

This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

• To follow individual care and treatment plans, with indirect supervision, for patients according to needs identified by qualified staff.
• To assist the qualified therapists in the preparation of treatment materials and equipment.
• To deliver care as prescribed by qualified staff in an enabling manner that is conducive to promoting the independence of patients.
• To carry out administration duties, e.g. monitoring equipment stock and ordering as needed in line with recommended level, preparing MDT assessment packs.
• To provide aspects of social care, for example, domestic duties as directed by qualified members of the team.
• To be competent in monitoring and recording blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration and blood glucose. To have competencies checked annually by a qualified nurse. To record observations in the patients’ notes, and inform trained nurses of any deviation from baseline observations.
• To be competent in carrying out venepuncture and have competencies checked annually by a qualified nurse.
• To be competent in monitoring and recording blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration and blood glucose. To have competencies checked annually by a qualified nurse. To record observations in the patients’ notes, and inform trained nurses of any deviation from baseline observations.
• To be competent in carrying out venepuncture and have competencies checked annually by a qualified nurse.
• To be compotent in completing female cathterisation 

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.