Healthcare Assistant

1 month ago

Margate, Kent, United Kingdom Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and caring Healthcare Assistant to join our dynamic Outpatient Department at Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and support.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist with the maintenance of patient hygiene needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
  • Report any changes in patient condition or care protocol to trained staff.
  • Undertake HLS training annually and recognize deteriorating patients, assisting if an emergency situation occurs.
  • Make legible entries in patient documentation, including instructions, requests for investigations, changes in care protocols or patient conditions, with all entries being counter-signed by a trained nurse.
  • Convey any verbal instructions and messages to the appropriate person.
  • Participate in Face to Face and Online Training and Staff Meetings.
  • Assist with the handling and movement of patients in line with Manual Handling Regulations as trained.
  • Escort patients to other departments.
  • Undertake observations of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, urinalysis, height, and weight, BMI, and glucose monitoring and recording results in documentation and conveying results to a trained nurse. Ensure out-of-range results are immediately conveyed to trained staff.
  • Perform diagnostics as part of the pre-assessment clinic process.
  • Collection, recording, and delivery of specimens within competence.
  • Venepuncture within competence.
  • ECGs within Competence.
  • Assist with and participate in multiple procedure clinics within competence.
  • Assist with medication administration of eye drops only in eye clinics only when deemed competent and trained and in line with competencies and when competency documents are complete.
  • Assist with medication storage processes only when deemed competent and trained and in line with competencies and when competency documents are complete.
  • Assist consultants such as checking expiry numbers and batch numbers of medications they are administering, but only when deemed competent and competency document is complete.
  • Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during, and after patient care interventions.
  • Participate in the IP&C and Cleaning of the equipment and department.
  • Stock up the unit with consumables and monitor stock levels.
  • Participate in the monitoring, servicing, and checks of equipment and report any faults in equipment.
  • Undertake dressing procedures following local recommendations, complying with infection control principles and practice.
  • Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence.
  • Provide support and encouragement to patients to promote independence as appropriate.
  • Act as a chaperone, when requested.
  • Preparation of documentation as directed by trained staff.
  • Participate in OPD Administration Tasks.
About Us

Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd recognizes and values all their staff and are committed to developing a well-trained and flexible workforce. Staff wellbeing is a priority for the organization with some perks of employment being:

  • Free on-site staff carparking.
  • Staff discount for treatments.
  • Enrolment into a staff pension scheme.
  • Investment in staff training.
  • Annual salary increment.
  • Additional benefits available in line with our NHS colleagues.
  • Local retail discounts.

We are also fortunate enough to be based in East Kent, arguably one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, often boasting the best weather due to our close proximity to Western Europe and is aptly known by the missive "the Garden of England." We are a short hop across the channel to France with the added bonus of fast rail connections to Europe, London, and surrounding areas. The availability of high-quality schools which support grammar school education as well as academy and private schools are all available within the locality.

Our CQC report has a rating of Good and we are now on an improvement trajectory to Outstanding.

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