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We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker to join our welcoming community District Nursing team in Uttoxeter. This is a full‑time, permanent role based at Balance St Surgery in Uttoxeter, covering the Uttoxeter and surrounding villages. Our passionate team strives to improve the quality of health care for our patients. Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. You will be part of a team striving to achieve the best in clinical care. The service delivers a pathway of care in accordance with the latest evidence‑base, putting the service users’ needs at the centre of the service. We cover a 7‑day service 08:30–17:00, and due to the nature of community working it is essential to travel across the patch to provide care to patients; access to a car during working hours is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Adhere to the Care Certificate standards and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust.
- Be aware of the Nursing & Midwifery Council’s guidance and codes of conduct.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the Partnership Trust, with external organisations and patients to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust’s equality values.
- Contribute to the treatment and care for individuals, families and carers under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
- Promote independence/self‑management and maintain safety.
- Provide diabetic care, including insulin administration and blood glucose monitoring.
- Administer medication, including injections.
- Provide wound care.
- Assist with moving & handling patients.
- Take observations and venepuncture.
- Manage catheterisation.
- Work to avoid admissions.
- Use specific skills as listed in the person specification.
- Consider each service user’s personal circumstances and preferences to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.
- Maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions under the guidance of a registered practitioner and set an example of good practice to other team members, including skill sharing.
Benefits and Support
- Support your career development and progression.
- Excellent NHS pension scheme.
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Options for flexible working.
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- Extensive health and wellbeing support and resources.
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate.
- Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres); your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates.
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2,000.
- Free car parking at all trust sites.
- Free flu vaccinations every year.
- Citizens Advice support linked with a hardship fund for one‑off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met).
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like‑minded people.
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