Job Description

This is an exciting job role working within the District Nursing service supporting patients efficiently within their own homes.



Would you like to work in a supportive and friendly team who are innovative and put person centred care at the heart of everything we do?

If yes, then this is the job for you. We are looking for a B3 Healthcare Assistant who believes in the value of quick intervention and nursing support to maintain peoples safety and independence at home.



The District Nursing service works as part of a wider integrated Directorate (iCares) working with people at home who have Nursing needs. This includes intensive nursing support and admission avoidance delivered by a multi-disciplinary team.



We work closely with our colleagues in Urgent Community Response, Locality teams and Virtual Wards, which means working closely with the wider Multi-disciplinary Team.



Our team work closely with patients to support and manage issues at home where possible and safe to do so. You will be supporting nurses and the wider MDT to achieve best possible patient centred outcomes.

Your line manager will be one of the nurses in the team and no one works in isolation. You will receive support and supervisions from your line manager who will be based within the team.



Provide the intensity healthcare support for people in the community. To work closely and collaboratively with colleagues from the wider team, local authority and third sector. To support the DN service in assessing and supporting patients in need of support in the community. To bring value and compassion into everything you do.

Within this role you will be placed with one of our 7 District Nursing teams across Sandwell. You will receive relevant training and education alongside support from the Practice Education Team, Clinical Leads, Matrons and Team Leaders. You will be providing and supporting qualified nurses in performing nursing care such as diabetes management, wound care management and general nursing care to housebound patients. The role comes with autonomy and potential to grow as a practitioner.



Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.



We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.



Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.



Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population . " It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.



We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.



Please see the attached and Person Specification for full details of what this post entails.