Health Care Assistant

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT Full time

1. Be aware of and adhere to BCHC policies and procedures. 2. Work as part of the Cardiac Service; with both the Cardiac Rehab and Heart Failure teams.

3. Carry out care and nursing/therapies, interventions within the sphere of their competency under the direction of a qualified registered professional. 4. Assist with promoting the independence and self-management of all patients.

5. Monitor patient progress and report back to the registered professional staff and follow any changes made by them to the patients management plan, providing feedback at all times. 6. Provide timely and accurate information to registered nurses and/or therapists to allow them to assess and evaluate patient progress.

7. Assist the Cardiac Nurses to monitor and provide treatment, care and rehabilitation. 8. Ensure timely inputting of relevant activity data within the designated timeframe agreed.

9. Encourage and support the participation of the patient and their family / carers in their care where it is an agreed element of the care plan. 10. Act to safeguard the patient taking emergency action where necessary, reporting any potential or actual risks to the patient to a senior team member immediately and following the safeguarding policy.

11. Respect the dignity, wishes and beliefs of patients and carers; involve them in shared decision making and obtain patient consent prior to all interventions. 12. Order, deliver and install equipment as directed by a registered professional.

13. Participate in handover and multidisciplinary meetings to facilitate the continuity of patient care and/or therapy programmes by working in partnership with the wider health and social care economy. 14. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders, utilising electronic methods of communication within Policy and Procedures set out by Information Governance.

15. Maintain clear, accurate, concise and contemporaneous records according to Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust guidelines for clinical record keeping. 16. Plan and organise own workload taking into account the priorities set by the co-ordinating professional and / or team leader.

17. To perform a range of community care procedures and clinical observations of care e.g. recording & monitoring blood pressure, urinalysis, venepuncture, taking a 12 lead ECG reading and handing to a registered nurse to interpret the results; order stock and ensure medical equipment is clean, up-to-date and accessible to use etc. 18.

Adhere to lone working within a community setting and be aware of and able to deal with untoward incidences e.g. physical or verbal aggression and are able to adhere to Trusts guidelines, policies and procedures. 19. Observe, monitor, document and report any changes in the patients condition to a senior member of the team by using own judgement and initiative skills, utilising the appropriate guidelines in regard to record keeping e.g.

Trust policies / guidelines, NMC, supportive care pathways. Education and Development 1. Participate in regular individual or group supervision with a registered professional/s. 2.

Ensure completion of all mandatory training and any further training required to fulfil the role as agreed during PDR / staff appraisal. 3. Able to participate and collect data when undertaking surveys and audits. 4.

Participate in providing support and advice, offering own community experience to new members of staff or to students working on placement within the team. To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant team leader / service manager. To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing / copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating / cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel.

Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment, the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases. Key Relationships Establish and maintain effective communication and working relations with the following: Head of Specialist Services Cardiac Service Lead Heart Failure Specialist Nurse Team Leader Cardiac Specialist Nurse Team Leader Community Heart Failure Specialist Team Cardiac Rehabilitation Team Consultant Cardiologists Secondary care providers Tertiary care providers GPs and practice staff Internal and external stakeholders British Heart Foundation, Social Care and Health Agencies Voluntary Services.

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