Health and Wellbeing Centre,

2a Curzon Road, Sale, M33 7DR.

Trafford Carers Centre

Person Specification

Post: GP and Health Check Worker

Minimum Essential Requirements / Method of Assessment
Skills/Knowledge
Applicants must demonstrate
1.  Current level 1 (RGN) registration and 6 months minimum post-registration experience.
2.  Understanding of a carers role and the implications of this upon their physical and emotional health.
3.  Up-to-date knowledge about common symptoms, conditions and ill-health which affect the public and be able to use effective research skills to investigate further where knowledge is absent.
4.  The skills to communicate using non-medical terminology with non-clinical staff.
5.  Confidence to communicate with GP’s and other appropriate health professionals regarding carers health needs, both verbally and using written documentation
6.  I.T skills to prepare formal letters, update spreadsheets, search on the internet and communicate electronically.
7.  The skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues within the team and within other organisations.
8.  The skills to determine priorities, make decisions and evaluate the consequences. Strong organisational skills
Work related circumstances
9.  To work on a reducing hours scale over the length of the contract as detailed.
10. Trafford Carers Centre operates a ‘No Smoking’ policy / Application
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