Healthcare Assistant | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

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Okeover Ward is a 16 Bedded ward providing care to patients requiring rehabilitation, complex discharge planning or end of life care.

We are excited to be able to offer the opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team of healthcare professionals.  

Our team consists of registered nurses, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, advanced clinical practitioners, discharge coordinator and ward clerk  as well as housekeeping staff.  The team is managed by the ward manager and ward sister and is overseen by our matron. Every member of the team is valued for the work they do.

We are happy to consider all applications who meet essential requirements as we are driven to add value to our team.

Our patients journey is our priority and we are seeking someone with knowledge, kindness and passion to join us in this focus.

Shift times are 7:30am till 8:00pm or 7:30 pm till 8:00am.

You must be able to work across both shifts to cover a 7 day week including weekends and bank holidays.

 

 

Main duties will include the day to day delivery of care guided and planned by registered nurses and other registered professionals such as therapists and advanced clinical practitioners.

You will be required to support patients to undertake all activities of daily living. These may include personal care, eating and drinking.

Many of our patients require rehabilitation and so you may need to assist with their therapy objectives and exercises.

You will be required to take and record clinical observations such as blood pressures etc and well as recording nutritional intake. You will need to have some understanding of normal parameters and be able to escalate concerns as required.

 

 

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

 

Whitworth Hospital is a small community hospital on the outskirt of Matlock town centre, providing excellent care for the local and wider community.

The role of the Healthcare Assistant is integral to the provision of high standard person centred patient care.  You will work alongside the Registered Nurses and Multidisciplinary team to deliver individualised care to a client group with wide ranging clinical needs.

Working within a Multidisciplinary team, you will maintain effective and collaborative channels of communication with your colleagues and take into account the needs and feelings of others.

You will ensure that correct procedures and treatment are carried out as prescribed by the Registered Nurses to ensure the comfort and safety of patients, and report any concerns about patients to the Registered Nurses.

You will be required adhere to strict patient confidentiality.  You will complete accurate records about the care you have delivered to patients and work within information governance policies and procedures.

Training will be provided for the role and you will have an annual appraisal to review your practice and plan your development needs.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration.

After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Nov 2026