Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Health Care Assistant - Ward 41Permanent contract - various hours available

Are you interested in becoming a Health Care Assistant? Are you a Health Care Assistant looking for a new challenge?

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for highly motivated and committed Health Care Assistants to join our wards and teams.

You'll have the opportunity to gain experience and develop your skills in a busy acute general hospital, working alongside the nursing teams and undertaking a range of activities under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about patient care; putting patients at the heart of everything you do. You will be working in a multi-professional team and should be flexible and adaptable. For this role you will need to communicate effectively with other staff and patients at all levels.

You will be required to liaise with a wide range of healthcare professionals as well as the general public and patients. As such you will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

We can offer you a wide range of development opportunities and support, so why not join our team and really make a difference

Main duties of the job

Assist and support registered nursing staff in terms of personal care or treatments to be carried out. Report on general condition / appearance of patients to the nurse in charge. Maintain good standards of department housekeeping under the direction of the nurse in charge, including cleaning of the treatment areas and equipment, cleaning of storage shelves and cupboards, safe disposal of linen and soiled linen, and assisting with the maintenance of stock levels. Make the Lead Nurse aware of any problems or worries in relation to work. Assist with daily hygiene needs of patients and unit requirements.Participate, under direction with patient's meals/beverages and special diets and in disturbing patient's meals and beverages. Maintain high standard of personal contact and communication with patients, and relatives. Participate in giving out bedpans / urinals, observing and collecting specimens as required, and measuring / charting fluids as directed. Document any observations made or care delivered in the patients notes in a legible, accurate and appropriate manner, with due consideration for confidentiality issues and legal implications. Thisdoes not need to be countersigned by a registered nurses, but should be brought to the attention of the nurse caring for the patient. This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

Safety Care Respect Communication Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more

Job description

Job responsibilities

Safety You will follow safety and governance procedures at all times. You are personally responsible for safety and governance issues in respect of you and your colleague.

You will use safety equipment provided, and report any defects to your manager.

If you identify a hazard or an error you should report to your manager or supervisor. If you are unsure, speak to your manager for guidanceIf you are a manager or have line management responsibilities for staff or a department or area of work, you are responsible for safety, governance and risk issues in that area.

The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy which states that smoking is prohibited within all Trust premises and on the site. This includes entrances, exits, cars, lease cars, car parks, pavements and walkways, areas hidden from general view and residences.

Respect You will act at all times with kindness and civility to your colleagues, service users and members of the wider health & social care team.

You will act in a way which support and includes your fellow employees, or potential employees regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour, nationality, ethnic origin or disability.

Learning You will undertake all mandatory and essential training at required intervals.

Mandatory training as required by all staff include information governance, infection prevention, equality & diversity, resus, manual handling, safeguarding and fire safety.

You will take personal responsibility to understand any changes to processes and practices and to ask if you are not sure.

You will be open and honest when it comes to errors and will fully engage in any learning (formal or informal) which result from this.

Care You will take care to abide by all Trust policies and procedures, which are available on the internet.

You will provide cover for your colleagues as directed by your managerYou will be personally responsible for ensuring that you protect yourself, patients, visitors and colleagues from the risks of infection associated with health care activities and the care environment.

You will adhere to infection prevention and control policies at all times liaising with the infection control team and acting on any instructions should at all times promote and demonstrate good practice for the prevention and control of infection.

You will participate in the annual Flu Jab Campaign and have your annual flu vaccination, unless you have a medical reason why this is not is the responsibility of all staff to safeguard children and/or vulnerable adults, to access training to ensure they know what constitutes abuse, and what support is available to them, at a level appropriate to their role and responsibilities.

To report any concerns, without delay, to the identified person within their department/division or area of responsibility as per the relevant policies, keeping clear records, and following up as required to ensure necessary actions have been taken.

You will communicate with kindness and civility at all times. This includes face to face, virtual, email, written and social media communication.

You will keep appropriate records of clinical care and any resulting actions or referrals. All records must be factual, clear and honest. The same applies to non-clinical record keeping.

You will safeguard at all times confidentiality of information relating to patients and staff.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

Personal support worker caring experience (work or personal) Able to communicate clearly in writing Ability to work with lots of different people in a team

Desirable

Healthcare experience in a ward or other clinical environment

Qualities

Essential

Reliability Willingness to learn/undertake training

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