Healthcare Assistant (visiting housebound patients)
Reference: HW-1889
Working across both neighbourhood teams the HCA would provide care co-ordination reviewing patients due their reviews and establishing if reviews are appropriate. This role would include the following:
- Establishing if blood tests and basic management can be done by neighbourhood team staff or if a housebound review is needed and complete.
- Trained to provide diabetic foot checks, routine monitoring and observations, physical elements of mental health and dementia reviews and FEV1 measurements and the basic parts of the COPD and asthma reviews, including phlebotomy.
- Provide a holistic review including elements of the comprehensive assessment for frailty and identify where care planning approach may be needed.
- Link closely with the WFHP care coordinators for frailty, Social Prescribers, Lifestyle Advisers, and would arrange remote reviews with diabetic nurses, COPD nurses, GPs and pharmacists as needed.
- Arrange carer assessment and support and link in with social support via Onside teams and VCS organisations.
- Organise and minute weekly MDT meetings,
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Emma Anslow, WFHP PCN Team Leader: e.anslow@nhs.net
Organisation:
WYRE FOREST HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
Location:
Church Street Surgery,
David Corbet House,
Callows Lane,
Kidderminster,
WORCS,
DY12 2EF
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Salary:
dependant upon experience
Role:
Healthcare Assistant
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Hours:
37.5 per week
Closing Date:
07/12/2023
Contact Name:
Emma Anslow
Email:
e.anslow@nhs.net
Telephone:
01562 757201
How to Apply:
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Emma Anslow, WFHP PCN Team Leader: e.anslow@nhs.net
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