Job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable Community Health Care Support Worker, who is keen to deliver a range of quality care services to patients visited by the Care Community Team based at Chowley Oak Tattenhall. The team visits patients of all the Rural Alliance Care Community Care Team. Being able to drive is an essential part of the roleAs part of a friendly team, you should have experience of working in patients’ homes, the ability to carry out tasks such as simple dressings, catheter care, personal care and recording blood sugars. This post involves some Lone working, providing care to those in the final days/weeks of life, supporting patients to prevent acute hospital admission and facilitating discharge from hospital.

The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.

Main duties of the job

As part of a friendly team, you should have experience of working in patients’ homes and the ability to carry out tasks such as simple dressings, catheter care, personal care, recording blood sugars and have experience in end of life care. This post involves some Lone working providing care in patients homes. This post requires travel across the Western Cheshire footprint, access to transport for work purposes is essential.

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

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