Home Care Worker

The Home Care Worker will work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social and domestic support whilst adhering to the service user's individual care and support plan.
You will work closely with Health and Social Care colleagues to keep people safe and well to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital, or to support people to return home and live independently at home.
Primarily you will work with people in their own homes and communities, with training and shadowing opportunities available in the hospital.
If you would like to apply via CV, please send your CV to [email protected], Unique to the region, the Home Care Team is run by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT). As such you will benefit from all the resources available to NHS employees. HDFT provides 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
+ An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
+ Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference and Team of the Month Awards plus the Christmas Oscars.
+ Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
Please note:
+ Skilled Worker Sponsorship (Health and Care Visa) can be provided to successful candidates. Please note - for applications made on/after 11 March 2024, care workers (SOC 6145) and senior care workers (SOC 6146) under the Health and Care Visa will NOT be able to add dependants as part of their visa application.
+ This role does not provide relocation support or relocation expenses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All designated tasks would be undertaken in accordance with agreed protocols drawn up by professionals working in the team. You will support people with a broad range of personal care tasks, such as, to wash and dress independently, encourage and motivate them with managing their nutrition and medicines and undertake health or therapeutic observations under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner.
The role includes the opportunity to develop clinical competencies such as wound care, catheter care, stoma care and peg feeding assistance, as well as enhanced competencies relating to Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy, such as supporting the delivery of therapy plans, including Physiotherapy exercises, or assessing peoples equipment needs under the supervision of the relevant Registered Practitioner.
This role will work in partnership with all mainstream health and care services, to ensure the persons needs are meet in the most efficient and joined up way, and you will advocate for the person so that they only have to tell their story once. You will undertake appropriate risk assessments, and contribute to other professional assessments regarding both health and care needs, liaising with appropriate professionals to share and update relevant health and care records.
The role will support the Registered Practitioner in the provision of routine and fundamental health and social care support to people. The post holder will respond to service users personal health (both physical and mental health), and social care needs as well as wider independent living skills, such as social isolation, employment or other needs. Acting upon initial referral information but responding flexibly to the persons presenting needs.
This will include the following:
+ Supporting people to maintain a healthy and safe living environment
+ Supporting people to remain well-nourished and hydrated, including assistance in clinical health tasks, such as supporting PEG feeding, Stoma Care, or delivery of agreed speech and language therapy plans
+ Support people to maintain their personal appearance and self-esteem, including personal care
+ Assisting people to achieve rest and sleep by attending to comfort needs
+ Applying a person centred approach in the delivery of routine and fundamental health and care needs, delivering personalised approaches to support interventions
+ Safeguard the health and well-being of people in their care, reporting concerns promptly
+ Administer medication in accordance with policy, procedures and guidelines
+ Encourage access to universal services and mainstream community facilities, including voluntary sector services in their area
+ Maximise the persons ability to manage their own resources and circumstances, enabling them to maintain their independence for as long as possible, including managing risk in a positive manner
+ Ensure people manage long term health conditions, seeking advice from professionals as required to support people to live well with long term health conditions
+ Contribute to person centred support plans and reviews to achieve both health and social outcomes identified by the recipient of the service
+ Undertake continuous monitoring throughout the duration of the service, recording and reporting accurately
+ You may assist adults with maintaining their employment by providing support in the workplace and help promote natural supports in the workplace wherever possible
+ Provide appropriate personal care in a manner that promotes dignity and independence, assisting adults to maintain their personal hygiene and appearance
+ Deliver services to support wound care, monitoring and ordering stock as required, and report issues relating to skin integrity to professionals
+ Assess for, and in some circumstances deliver equipment and aids which support people to live independently. Carry out practical tasks e.g. fitting of simple adaptations in peoples
+ Have responsibility as case holder where equipment, adaptation or telecare only has been provided following an assessment, or to be an additional assessor for a caseload where other services are also provided, or allocated within the framework established by your line manager
+ Identify, fit, and demonstrate less complex equipment, adaptations and telecare to maximise independence.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and are signatories of the Mindful Employer Charter which underlines our commitment to enhancing the emotional wellbeing of all staff. This commitment begins when you apply to work at our organisation. We will support individuals through reasonable adjustments both at interview and during ongoing employment. In line with the principles of flexible working and improving work life balance, all advertised full time posts will be considered for job share or part time.
We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, physical or mental health condition, addiction or other healthcare need.
We take pride in being a partner organisation in the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network and are committed to supporting research activity as part of the services we provide. We have research projects running across all specialties which are providing evidence and informing local and national practice.
All applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates, on their application. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered for the relevant eligible roles. Skilled Worker Sponsorship will not be provided for Band 2 or Band 3 roles. Please note that at this time HDFT is not recruiting from countries on the World Health Organisation Workforce Support and Safeguard List, 2020. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
All job offers are subject to Agenda for Change T&C's, excluding medical posts. Offers may also be subject to a Standard or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate, dependent on the position.
HDFT takes its responsibility for the Safeguarding of Children & Vulnerable Adults seriously. Each member of staff must comply with the HDFT policy, procedures and strategies relating to Safeguarding.
In submitting an application form, you automatically authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, should you be appointed.

Please note that applicants must have a valid driving licence and access to their own vehicle in order to carry out this role. This role will operate in the Harrogate and District area.

NHS AfC: Band 3
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children's services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ's Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.