Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Band 3 Integrated Health Care Assistant - Rehabilitation and Frailty Team

We are seeking a motivated and dynamicBand 3 Integrated Healthcare Assistantwith an interest in general physical health for this exciting opportunity to work within the Rehabilitation and Frailty Team (RAFT). RAFT is a forward-thinking and innovative service that is community based. The Service runs 365 days a year 7am-10pm across various shift patterns. The team works in a fully integrated way, with Consultants, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Integrated Health Care Assistants, Associate Practitioners and Nursing/Therapy Apprentices all working side by side to ensure an integrated and holistic approach to the care of people accessing our service.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to carry out clinical visits to patients in their own homes and residential homes under the direction of Nurses and Therapists. 

You will be expected to cover shifts over 7am-10pm including weekends and bank holidays. 

The successful applicant must be flexible, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other members of the MDT. The successful applicant would also need to hold an NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in health and social care .

We are interested in hearing from experienced healthcare assistants, therapy assistants or social care workers with proven clinical and communication skills to work as part of our friendly, supportive and innovative team. Previous experience in a community setting in the NHS is highly desirable.

The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to assist the registered clinician to undertake comprehensive and holistic assessments.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,122 per annum pro rata).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We can offer the successful candidate:

Regular clinical and managerial supervision and support A programme of In-service training and exciting development opportunities Opportunity for service development and audit Agile working devices to support community based working Childcare support and voucher

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria

NVQ 3 in Health Social Care Demonstrates commitments to further learning and development.

Other

Essential criteria

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Minimum 2 years experience in any healthcare setting

Essential criteria

Minimum 2 years experience in any healthcare setting

Skills

Essential criteria

Good communication skills

Desirable criteria

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Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.