Senior Healthcare Assistant

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGHT) has exciting opportunities for Senior Healthcare Assistants (Band 3) to join Rowan Ward (Gastroenterology)
NGHT are proud to be a Pathway to Excellence organisation, celebrating and promoting excellence in nursing care. We want experience Healthcare Assistant who are passionate about providing outstanding patient care to be part of our team.
About you...
You will be an experienced Healthcare Assistant with demonstrable experience of working in an acute hospital setting, desirably within the National Health Service (NHS)
You will have completed the National Care Certificate, having completed taught sessions, online learning, clinical supervision and sign-off in accordance with Care Certificate (skillsforcare.org.uk).
You will be passionate about providing person centric care and outstanding services
Your will advocate for Patients, their Families and your Colleagues
You will promote and embrace the organisational values alongside your own professional values.
Previous applicant need NOT APPLY
Work with Registered Nurses/Nurse Associates to assess and deliver care according to need
Provide personal care for patients including but not limited to washing/dressing, nutrition, hydration, continence and mobility.
Undertake clinical vital signs within your scope, calculate NEWS2 and escalate concerns, promptly recognising deterioration.
Uphold and maintain good infection prevention and control practices.
Be alert to safeguarding issues and escalate concerns.
Maintain accurate documentation for care provided.
Undertake care tasks as delegated by Registered Nurses/Nurse Associates, within scope of practice.
Promote independence and patient choice.
Practice in accordance with the Healthcare Assistant Code of Practice, promoting professionalism and trust.
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Welcome and orientate patients, carers, relatives and other visitors to the ward/department always demonstrating care and compassion.
Report any observed changes or concerns in the patient’s physical or psychological needs to the registered practitioner.
Provide support to the registered practitioner, and where appropriate, other members of the ward/department clinical team as required. Initiate and participate with emergencies i.e., cardiac arrest, patient falls and patients with a rapidly deteriorating condition.
Undertake transfer/escort of patients from one area to another within their scope of practice and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner.
If required, log patients personal property/valuables on admission. Perform area specific clinical duties to enhance the delivery of patient care, which may include:

- Maintaining personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, always ensuring privacy and dignity.
- Assisting patients in gaining access to appropriate toilet facilities and measuring and recording body waste accurately.
- Assisting or undertaking mouth care including brushing of teeth/care of dentures
- Assisting patients with their mobility needs, help to move and position appropriately to maximise comfort, using equipment when trained to use and as directed by a registered practitioner.
- Assisting in the care of patients with pressure ulcers and prevention of hospital acquired pressure ulcers recording the findings and escalating concerns to a registered practitioner.
- Supporting the registered practitioner in the completion of care plans and undertaking risk assessments (e.g. falls) as required.
- Assisting in providing optimal conditions for a patients rest and sleep.
- Chaperoning the patient as requested in accordance with policy ensuring appropriate support to the patient.
- Performing and recording electronically a patient’s vital signs as directed, reporting findings