Healthcare Assistant

6 months ago

Southport, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This position is an opportunity to work in the dialysis unit based on the site of Southport Hospital. You will be working under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse, assisting the Ward / Department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carers during their dialysis treatment.

We are a small team working together to achieve the best Dialysis outcome for our patients. We are a 12 station dialysis unit and dialyse our patients over six days. The unit is closed on a Sunday, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

We are open on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 07.00 to 12 MN and on a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 07.00 to 19.00.

Promotes effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team and takes measures to overcome communication difficulties

Contributes to the management of aggressive and abusive behaviour

General bed making/making up of clean beds in readiness for new admissions, and operation beds. (Refer to policy for the care of mattresses and beds).

Clear and clean vacated bed spaces and prepare ready for use according to the ward/unit protocol.

Prepare used linen bags for collection by Porters and ensure adequate supply of linen bags/skips ready for use.

Assist in maintaining a clean and safe environment in all areas.

Safe disposal of clinical waste and sharps as per Trust policy

Be familiar with Trust policy and procedure for reporting clinical incidents, reporting of incidents if they occur.

Attend to the needs of visitors and patients particularly those who may be distressed or bereaved.

Care for patients property, including valuables, in accordance with Trust policy.

Obtain demographic details and social history from patients/visitors to assist in the admission process.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

Clinical Responsibilities

Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.

Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.

Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.

The recording of a patient’s fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.

Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.

The recording of patient’s dietary intake when indicated in the patient’s plan of care.

Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.

Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care

Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from your mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.

Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.

Removal of cannulae, catheters and nasogastric tubes

Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care)

Naso-gastric/PEG feeding once the tube has been passed and checked by a registered professional

Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations

Prepare patients for treatments, investigations or procedures including offering support, answering questions appropriate to own knowledge/experience and assisting in recovery

Collection of Blood products from laboratory as requested

Chaperoning and escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital and to other hospitals for investigations.

Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.

General and clinical observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff, to include:
Recording of blood pressure, pulse, temperature and respiration rate

Oxygen saturation monitoring

Recording of peak flow

Undertake blood glucose monitoring and venepuncture upon the direction of the registered nurse

Documentation in patients nursing records of any care given, ensuring the entry is countersigned by the Registered Nurse responsible for the patient at the time.

Initiate Basic Life Support techniques as appropriate and provides assi

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