Senior Healthcare Assistant

7 months ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are currently looking to recruit a motivated, reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic Band 3 Health Care Assistant, to join our team on Ward 4 which is the Plastic Surgery & Burns department based at Royal Preston Hospital.

Here on Ward 4 we are a 22 bedded high quality specialised area which takes elective and emergency Plastic Surgery cases. As specialists in Plastics Surgery you will learn a vast amount about wound management such as burns, traumatic injuries and animal/human bites. This is alongside the care of our elective operations such as breast reconstruction, abdominoplasty and skin grafting.

As a Ward 4 HCA you will be caring for patient’s pre and post-operatively as well as ICU step downs under the support and supervision of the Nursing Staff

The ward operates a 12 hour shift pattern therefore, you will be expected to be flexible, working 12 hour shifts over 7 days a week.

As a senior healthcare assistant you will support the qualified nursing staff to provide high standards of care to our patients. You will be a valued member of the team and support the team with assessment and treatment of patients.

You will be responsible for providing a range of personalised care for patients and a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of the team leader/nurse in charge/ward manger including: personal hygiene, toileting, use of continence aids, catheter and stoma care, measuring & monitoring of patients fluid and dietary intake. You will be providing moving & handling assistance for patients for pressure area care, assessing pressure areas and skin integrity, taking specimens, including blood sugars, recording physical measurements and observing for changes in patients condition, carrying out simple dressings, performing ECG's,venepuncture and cannulation,

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

**Duties will include, but are not limited to**:
Provide excellent quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards

Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with the individual care plan

Support with management of pressure sores and wound care

Undertake clinical duties relevant to the clinical area, following achievement of competencies

Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching e.g. urine, sputum, faces, various swabs, blood sugars, ECG, venepuncture and cannulation

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety & security legislation, policies procedures and guidelines

Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care

Promoting equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

Contribute to maintaining safe, clean and productive care, environment, compliant with standards of hygiene and cleanliness

Maintain & develop own competence

Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager

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