Job overview

We have an opportunity for a Community Support Worker to take up a position within Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust District Nursing Team within Leigh service delivery footprint.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our busy team of dedicated district nurses within the Ashton, Wigan and Leigh locality. This could be for you if:

• You have excellent communication skills;
• You are able to work alone;
• You have experience of working in community and managing own caseload;
• You have experience administering insulin/eyedrops/basic dressings and venepuncture;
• You have access to a car with suitable business;
• You hold Level 2 Health & Social Care or NHS Care Certificate (we cannot accept certificates from the short online courses as these are not NVQs)

This is a full time role (37.5 hours) to be worked across a 7 day week.

As the role involves visiting patient homes & clinics across the Trust every day, postholders must state in their application if they have access to a car with suitable business insurance. If you do not mention this in your application, you will not be considered for the post.

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

This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual with a passion for community care who must be able to work effectively within a team environment and independently organise and prioritise their individual workload.

Main Duties

• To assist in the delivery of Nursing care to patients/carers in their homes or clinic setting as delegated by the team coordinator/team leader.
• To undertake the extended role of a qualified NVQ support worker after appropriate Trust training.
• To communicate effectively and appropriately with all team members and other agencies.
• To undertake delegated duties which facilitate the smooth running of the district nursing team.

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

Candidates will be asked to present original qualification certificates to the interview panel. 

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.