Health Care Assistant

1 week ago


Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The job is based in the Acute dialysis unit in BRI. The candidate will have to support the vascular access nurse and the renal team with procedures like tunneled line or temporary line insertion . The candidate will have to assist the vascular access nurse and the renal team with vascular access removal. The candidate will also have to opportunity to learn clinical skill like terminating patient's dialysis session with the supervision of a nurse. The candidate will have a better understanding of the vascular access and patient with kidney failure and needing renal replacement therapy

Main duties of the job

Support the renal team and the vascular access nurse with procedures ( tunneled line insertion, temporary line insertion and tunneled line removal) Supporting and assisting individual patients during the procedures documentation of all procedures Support the nursing staff where possible Assist individual patients with elements of basic nursing care and the implementation ofcare under the direction of a qualified nurse. Contribute to the ongoing support of patients and their relatives. Assist with obtaining, transmitting, and storing information related to the delivery of a care service. See section regarding Respect for Patient Confidentiality below. Assist and enable patients to maintain and improve their mobility. Assist and contribute to the movement and treatment of patients to achieve physical comfort and minimise the adverse effects of pressure according to the prescription of care. Report areas of concern to qualified staff. Assist individual patients with activities of daily living according to individual needs including personal hygiene, appearance, oral care, fluid and dietary intake. Develop an understanding of individual patient needs in relation to dietary regimes and fluid intake. Assist patients to minimise discomfort and pain according to the prescription of care Participate in clerical duties as required. Patient escort to and return from X-Ray Any other clinical skills required subject to training and competency

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviors we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

We value people We are one team We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibility of this role is to assist the renal doctors and the vascular access nurse with procedures like tunneled line insertion, temporary line insertion and tunneled line removal. Also the successful candidate will be taught how to do all the documentation when a procedure is carried out.

Also the appointed candidate will be taught clinical tasks like taking observation for patient while on haemodialysis, terminating patient's dialysis treatment, assist patient with feeding, daily activity of living.

Furthermore, candidate will have a better insight of the renal replacement therapy.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as part of a team Experience, knowledge and awareness of patient care need, patient monitoring Experience of dealing with members of the public

Desirable

Experience of working in the NHS or Hospital environment

Skills

Essential

Basic IT skills Good verbal and written command of English Good interpersonal skills Numeracy skills (demonstrated through qualifications or experience) Ability to plan organise own and delegated workload and work under pressure in a busy environment in a professional manner Aware of own strengths and limitations/levels of competence Record keeping and documentation Ability to respond to changes in patient condition Ability to work as a team member Motivation, reliability and ability to work as part of a team Flexibility and adaptability

Knowledge

Essential

Good understanding of health care relevant to the potential client group Understands the limits of the job role. Has the ability to recognise situations that require reporting and demonstrates the ability to escalate to a senior person where appropriate Ability to carry out and report on observations/ tests

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate (or willingness to undertake) NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent
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