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Health Care Assistant Ward D3

5 months ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

To carry out assigned tasks involving direct care in support of and supervised by, a Registered Nurse.

1 Assist with the admission and discharge of patients - appropriate duties may include listing of clothing and assistance with dressing and undressing.
2 Assist with making occupied beds and strip and clean unoccupied beds,
according to infection prevention policies.
3 Help patients to prepare for meals and assist in the service of meals. Serve refreshments and simple diets, where appropriate.
4 Help with the feeding of patients where appropriate.
5 Assist with bathing in bed and in the bathroom, with turning and moving of patients, including the use of mechanical aids and bed appliances.
6 If required, help patients with personal hygiene, including care of hair, teeth and nails under supervision, assist with oral hygiene of conscious patients.
7 Assist HCAs and above, with the undertaking of ‘last offices’
8 Assist in the care of pressure areas and the care of the incontinent patient.
9 Participate in the rehabilitation of patients in hospital e.g., dressing, undressing, taking to the toilet and using commodes.
10 Participate in giving and/or removing toilet equipment.

**The post holder is expected to**:
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures and relevant legislation including the requirements of the any professional bodies.
Attend mandatory training as identified by the Trust.
All Trust staff and contractors working for the Trust have both a common law duty and a statutory duty of confidentiality to protect patient (and indeed any personally identifiable) information and only use it for the purposes for which it was intended.
The disclosure and use of confidential patient information needs to be both lawful and ethical.
Trust staff must keep up-to-date with the requirements of Information Governance and must follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that Trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Staff must appropriately manage the records
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Caldicott guidelines). If you are required to make entries into health records, you must ensure these entries are legible and attributable, and that record keeping is contemporaneous.
Conduct duties with regard to values underpinning the Trust’s Vision:

- If its about me, involve me
- Working together in partnership
- Aspiring to excellence
- Ongoing improvement of our service

1 Establish and maintain relationships with patients/clients, relatives, friends and
staff, and participate in supporting patients.
2 Attend ward/department meetings as required, to ensure an awareness of developments within the work area.
3 Maintain an effective communication network; both verbal, written and electronic, keep registered practitioners informed.
4 Assist in maintaining, recording and storing information, including patient records, in line with Trust policy.
5 Meet and welcome patients/ relatives and other visitors and familiarise them with the environment.
6 Maintain good relationships with team members, and visitors to the
ward/department. Provide assistance when necessary.
7 Operate and input basic information to computerised systems within the unit.
8 Help maintain materials, equipment and stock, reporting problems and defects to professional staff.

Training and Development.
1 Participate in Personal Develop Review. In discussion with line manager, develop an annual Personal Development Plan, to identify Training and Development needs, in line with personal and organisational objectives and linked to the Knowledge and Skills Framework
2 All employees have a duty to attend annual mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust.
3 Sustain and improve own development by using opportunities provided by the Trust.
4 Assist with Local Induction programmes for newly appointed staff.
5 Assist in training new staff in the care and maintenance of equipment