Band 2 Healthcare Assistant, Adult Surgical Units

1 month ago


Harefield, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Job summary**: 1. To provide and maintain excellent standards of nursing care to an allocated group of patients, under the supervision of a registered nurse.
2. To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, numeracy and literacy skills as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
3. To supervise, less experienced/new Health Care Assistants in the clinical area ensuring patient focused care is provided.
4. To provide any administrative and clerical support to the ward team.
5. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any areas specified.

If you are thinking of a career in healthcare or looking for a change in career then this opportunity is for you. You would gain experience in a specialist hospital setting and the chance to complete your care certificate. This would give an excellent grounding for your progression to a career in healthcare, whatever your chosen specialism. We are looking for Healthcare Assistants who will support our nursing team in meeting all patient’s needs. The job will involve flexible working including nights and weekends. This post requires a happy, positive and committed person who enjoys helping others. If you think this is you, we would love to hear from you.

On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust - a truly once-in a generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us - so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients world-wide.

Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals are the largest heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We are a partnership of two specialist hospitals which are known throughout the world for their expertise, standard of care and research success. We are passionate about what we do and the patients we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer and our patients are rich in diversity. We recruit to ensure we build a similarly diverse mix across our workforce. We are a values led organisation and we are rightly proud of our world class reputation and our people. The CQC visited the trust in October 2018 and our Surgical Directorate was rated as outstanding. Our priority is to deliver excellent patient care and we are proud that the CQC has recognised our services and awarded us this rating.

Out adult surgical units are made up of Cedar, Maple and Juniper wards.

**JOB DESCRIPTIONGENERAL INFORMATION**:
**Title**: Health Care Assistant

**Grade**: Band 2

**Job Base**: Harefield

**Responsible To**: Sister/Charge Nurse

**Accountable To**: Senior Nurse/Modern Matron

**Job summary**: 1. To provide and maintain excellent standards of nursing care to an allocated group of patients, under the supervision of a registered nurse.
2. To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, numeracy and literacy skills as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
3. To supervise, less experienced/new Health Care Assistants in the clinical area ensuring patient focused care is provided.
4. To provide any administrative and clerical support to the ward team.
5. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any areas specified.

**Main tasks & responsibilities**:
Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)
- Carry out tasks in delivering and supporting direct patient care with the support of a registered nurse. Able to demonstrate abilities and competencies gained to enable tasks to be delegated from professionally qualified staff.
- Able to perform more complex aspects of patient care, some with indirect supervision, eg, taking and recording or observations, dressings under asepsis, taking of venous blood samples as directed, inchecking and preparing equipment and preparing patients for treatment, monitoring hygiene and nutritional needs requiring greater knowledge and experience than that demonstrated by Health Care Assistant’s at Grade A and B.
- Keep clinical areas clean and tidy and maintain a safe, pleasant environment.
- Adhere to departmental and Directorate procedures for the use of supplies and equipment in order to promote the effective and efficient use of resources.
- Assist in the restocking of supplies and maintenance of equipment.
- Be aware of and adhere to the Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Be aware of and adhere to Local Policies and Procedures.
- Under supervision contribute to and participate in the process of setting of goals and benchmarking standards of care.
- Identify and report clinical



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