Cambridge Homecare

The Government has instructed all acute and community hospitals in England to reduce the number of people occupying hospital beds, discharging patients as soon as they are clinically safe to do so.The goal is to discharge 15,000 hospital patients this week, starting Monday 23 March 2020, 95 per cent of them to their own homes.

We need experienced health care assistants and discharge planners to join us today and help us help the NHS by caring for these patients in their own homes. We are also accepting applications from those new to care to join the team as trainee care workers.

Urgent appeal for new staff
We need nurses, experienced and trainee health care assistants, trainee (new to care) and discharge planners to join us today and help us help the NHS.

We have launched an urgent appeal for new staff to help provide care for medically optimised patients being discharged from hospital, hence helping to free up beds for the expected admission of COVID-19 patients in the area.

Applications are being invited from people with relevant experience or those who are new to the care sector, from Cambridge and East Cambridgeshire. Immediate training will be provided.

Caroline Freeman of Cambridge Homecare said: “Cambridge Homecare is a nurse-led specialist care provider which solely works with the NHS. We have an immediate, increased need to assist in the process of discharging clinically fit patients from hospital, and to avoid as many hospital admissions as possible.

We urgently need an increase of community staff within the Cambridge and East Cambs areas, and we are currently running a rolling training programme to meet this current need, whilst keeping staff safe and well and following advice from HM Government.”

Our Mandatory Training
Training course topics include:

• NUCO Accredited Emergency First Aid at Work (one day)
• NUCO Accredited First Aid at Work (three days)
• Basic Life Support and Responding to Sudden Illness
• Manual Handling of People
• Safeguarding Adults and Mental Capacity
• Medication Administration in the Community
• Dementia, Mental Health and Learning Disability Awareness
  Our Specialist Training

In addition, we deliver a range of specialist courses. These include:

• Diabetes management
• Dementia care
• Palliative and end of life care

COVID-19 Distance Learning
In order to continue safely with reduced risks Cambridge Homecare will be increasing our use of distance learning. Only the most necessary classroom training will take place with reduced class numbers.

Covid-19 update
We are living in unique and unprecedented times. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting everyone – from families to businesses – right across the globe. Cambridge Homecare is committed to protecting the health and safety of our clients and staff, which is of paramount importance to us.

This section will be updated regularly and we continue to closely follow the advice issued by HM Government and Public Health England.

Please note:

• The Cambridge Homecare offices remain open purely for essential visitors by appointment, who will be thoroughly screened before entering the buildings. Alternative communication methods are in place for all other matters.
• We will continue to monitor and communicate regularly and directly with our clients and their nominated third parties as and when further information is available or when official advice dictates, including on any possible changes to their care provision.
• Cambridge Homecare staff are being supported and provided with the most up to date information and equipment available.

Please be assured that all staff are screened prior to placement

More information on COVID-19 itself can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/