HealthCare Assistant /Therapy Assistant Islington Urgent Response

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  • North London
  • £29,651-31,312 per year
  • Contract
  • Part-time
  • Just now
The post holder will work in the Islington Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (RRVW) team which is part of the wider multi-agency Islington Urgent Care Response service which supports hospital discharges and admission avoidance.RRVW is co-located and integrated with therapy and adult social services colleagues and aims to respond to patient referrals in the community within 2 hours to prevent admission to hospital.The post holder will primarily be working in Islington borough but may be required to see patients in other NCL boroughs.Main duties of the job
  • Participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of programmes of care in partnership with patients/carers in their own homes
  • Identify changes in patients conditions and, within their capabilities, recognise where significant changes in the care plan are required and report these back to the senior nurse on duty in a prompt and timely manner.
  • Liaise effectively with other nursing and multi professional team members within the scope of the health care Assistant role and report back to the nurse in charge.
  • Provide administrative support to the team.
About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.DetailsDate posted04 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£29,651 to £31,312 a year including Outer HCAs pro-rata per annumContractFixed termDuration9 monthsWorking patternPart-timeReference number220-WHT-3149-BJob locationsHornsey Rise Health CentreLondonN19 3YUJob descriptionJob responsibilities
  • Demonstrate a high standard of care within Whittington Health and national quality assurance frameworks.
  • Always adhere to Whittington Health/UCLH policies and procedures.
  • Organise own workload and establish priorities (and that of other unregistered nurses where appropriate). In collaboration with line manager/nurse in charge
  • Liaise effectively with members the wider multidisciplinary team within the scope of the Health care Assistant role, reporting back to the nurse in charge as appropriate.
  • Initiate onwards referrals to other agencies, including Social Services, where appropriate
  • Participate in the orientation of new staff.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
  • Demonstrate a high standard of care within Whittington Health and national quality assurance frameworks.
  • Always adhere to Whittington Health/UCLH policies and procedures.
  • Organise own workload and establish priorities (and that of other unregistered nurses where appropriate). In collaboration with line manager/nurse in charge
  • Liaise effectively with members the wider multidisciplinary team within the scope of the Health care Assistant role, reporting back to the nurse in charge as appropriate.
  • Initiate onwards referrals to other agencies, including Social Services, where appropriate
  • Participate in the orientation of new staff.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent experience
  • Previous work experience relevant to the post in the statutory or voluntary sector
SkillsEssential
  • Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.
  • Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Minimum 1 years experience in caring for patients or clients
  • Demonstrates and understanding of some of the challenges of working with patients with long term and acute conditions
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent experience
  • Previous work experience relevant to the post in the statutory or voluntary sector
SkillsEssential
  • Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.
  • Proven ability to work independently, using own initiative, seeking guidance as required.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Minimum 1 years experience in caring for patients or clients
  • Demonstrates and understanding of some of the challenges of working with patients with long term and acute conditions

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