Job overview

The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic & experienced Community Health Care Assistants to join our Staff Bank workforce. This role is with Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) which delivers care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• CSH Surrey
• Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council County

We collectively aspire to be an exemplar of how to deliver the highest quality and best value care in a complex health and care environment.   An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, ambitious and highly motivated individual to join Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership.

Our main areas we need covered are:

. Dorking PCN

. ICP PCN

. Cobham and Oxshott

. Leatherhead 

Please only apply to this role if you have experience working as a Community HCA and you can carry out all competencies listed below.

Main duties of the job

Mandatory HCA competencies required

Clinical Observations -

Temp/Pulse/BP – lying and standing/Respiration/Pulse Oximetry, Blood Glucose Monitoring

General Hygiene needs/Mouth Care Practice

Pressure Ulcer Care and Treatment of Pressure ulcer 

Wound Care – Simple dressings

Aseptic Non Touch Technique 

Basic Catheter Care 

Venepuncture 

Injection – SC e.g Insulin and Dalteparin

Coaguchek - INR's

Working for our organisation

At Epsom and St Helier – we run high performing hospitals with a strong track record in providing high quality care, delivering operational standards and meeting our financial targets. In addition to that, we are proud to host joint ventures with our partners in mental health, social care, community health and GPs in Surrey Downs and Sutton, providing adult community, children’s therapy and sexual health services as part of Sutton Health and Care, and adult community services as part of Surrey Downs Health and Care. We are committed to providing seamless joined up care for the 500,000 people we serve as their local hospitals and community services. We also have the privilege of running the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Epsom Hospital and a GP practice in Leatherhead.

We have been rated Good by the CQC and welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this.

We know that all of our achievements are only possible because of the commitment, team work and expertise of our staff – and we truly value the dedication our teams show. As a result, we want Epsom and St Helier to be an outstanding place to work where staff are treated with, and treat others with, respect at all times.

There is simply no place for bullying, racism, discrimination or other poor behaviours in our hospitals and we work together to ensure that respect is at the heart of every interaction we have with one another and our patients.