Healthcare Assistant

4 weeks ago


Coventry, United Kingdom University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Full time

We are currently recruiting band 3 healthcare assistants for our busy but friendly neurosurgical unit.This Position offers both full time and part time hours.

Under supervision to support trained staff in providing optimum patient care, ensuring adherence to Trust policy at all times.

Please be advised there is a proposed interview date of 28th April 2023.

Previous applicants need not apply

Our healthcare assistant team takes great pride in providing quality and compassionate patient care. These roles are essential to the experience of our patients and their relatives and carers and they complement the clinical care provided by our multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses and therapists. In addition the band 3 assists in quality initiatives, supports more junior staff and takes a leading role in the discharge process. A key element of this role will include developing your neurosurgical skills in supporting qualified staff in the provision of care.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence®designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
1. Responsible for own actions, ensuring all patient interactions/observations are communicated to the appropriate healthcare practitioner
2. Undertake agreed clinical and non-clinical tasks, extending range following training in defined practices. Ensure referral to the appropriate healthcare practitioner where appropriate
3. Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management e.g. cannulation/ECG where agreed
4. Organise own daily workload e.g. use and cleaning of identified medical and non-medical equipment (beds, hoists etc)
5. Assist with personal patient care e.g. bed-bathing and feedin
6. Frequent processing of patient property and valuables, ensuring accurate documentation where appropriat
7. Support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the ward and role. Provide leadership and support to more junior support workers.
8. Utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data
9..Support the team in expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
10. Support staff and patients exposed to difficult situations arising in the clinical area e.g. after receipt of bad news or following an unexpected event.
11. Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.
12. Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
13. Act as a supervisor/mentor for new starters to the department.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.


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