Healthcare Assistant

2 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

B22 is a 23 bedded orthopaedic ward, which specialises in hip fractures. B22 is a very busy rewarding ward to work on. The ward cares for patients’ pre and post hip surgery, following a fall or trauma. Due to an increase of patients having cognitive impairment and or Dementia, we work closely with “partnership in care” and are working towards becoming a dementia friendly ward to improve patient care for some of our most vulnerable patients.

An exciting opportunity to be part of the team on B22 as a Band 2 health care assistant has become available. This post covers both days and nights on rotation.

As a member of the team you need to have good communication skills both written and verbally. Liaising with the multidisciplinary team and relatives. Be a good team member able to work closely with colleagues in sometimes difficult situations.
- Patient personal care
- Meal delivery
- Assisting with feeding
- Attending to hygiene needs
- Maintains ward cleanliness
- Ensuring all patients needs is met and supporting activities of daily living.
- Providing 1:4 care and or 1:1 care for patients with dementia or a cognitive impairment
- The post is rotational on days/nights, and will include weekend and evening work over 7 days.

The post is rotational on days/nights, and will include weekend and evening work over 7 days.

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

The role of a health care assistant is to be able to provide direct care to a patient and a group of patients. This could be attending to their hygiene needs, nutritional needs and supporting them in their daily activities



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