Senior Healthcare Assistant

1 month ago


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

Join our dynamic and compassionate team on Ward 10, where every day presents new challenges and opportunities to make a real difference in the lives of patients.

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will be at the forefront of patient care, gaining invaluable experience in managing emergency surgical conditions and surgeries. Ward 10 is a bustling hub of activity, with 29 beds dedicated to acute surgical care. Specialising primarily in Urology, we also extend our expertise to nursing Colorectal, Upper G.I, and general surgical patients, ensuring a diverse and enriching environment for professional growth and development.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, possess a passion for patient-centred care, and are eager to expand your skills alongside a supportive team of healthcare professionals, then this opportunity is tailor-made for you. Join us on Ward 10 and become an integral part of our mission to deliver exceptional care with compassion and excellence.

Your main duties will be ensuring patients receive good nutrition and hydration and that all output is monitored closely from catheters and drains.

You will monitor patients closely during their admission and post operatively recording and reporting vital signs to the registered nurse.

You will encourage patients to remain mobile and independent and reduce the risk of pressure ulcers.

You will be given appropriate training in infection control, safeguarding Adult and children, basic life support etc. You will also have opportunity to develop extra skills such as venepuncture and cannulation.

We have 10000 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.

Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

**Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching eg**: Urine, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs, blood sugars

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

Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies.

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

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

Promote 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 for hygiene and cleanliness.

Maintain and 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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