Healthcare Assistant

3 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Job overview

Aspull ward is a fast paced, trauma and orthopaedic ward. We are looking to recruit a Health Care Assistant with experience in a hospital setting.

This is a fixed term post for 9 months. 

Evidence of qualifications will be requested at interview and during compliance checks. 

Main duties of the job

The Healthcare Assistant will work as part of the ward team with supervision of registered practitioners to provide effective, safe patient focused care at all times.

Contribute to the development of the care environment with a positive, professional attitude.

Contribute to the maintenance of daily provision of service and care to meet the individual needs of patients and department.

To support the smooth running of the ward and ensure patients, relatives and carers are dealt with in a friendly and efficient manner.

You will ensure that policies and guidelines are adhered to.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a health care assistant you play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to our patients on Aspull.

 you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect. Your duties will be varied, and include, assisting patient with personal hygiene, assisting patients during meal times, talking and listening to patients and working in partnership with patients, carers and the wider team.

This is a very demanding and challenging role, you will need to be compassionate and caring and have a passion for this type of work. You will need to demonstrate that you are highly motivated, enthusiastic, well organised and are able to work both independently and as part of a team. Effective communication skills are essential.

Responsible for providing direct care to the defined group of patients under the direction of the registered nurse. Assists patients to undertake normal activities of daily living Follows care plans developed by the registered nurse Reports any changes in patients condition, untoward incidents or accidents to the senior nurse immediately Assists with the maintenance of ward cleanliness Assists in maintaining stock levels Assists with the transportation of patients, equipment and supplies

Person specification

Additional

Essential criteria

Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Effective level of numeracy and literacy skills

Skills

Essential criteria

Effective communication skills – written and verbal Proven ability to remain calm under pressure Proven ability to demonstrate compassion/empathy/help others Effective team player Demonstrable ability to follow instructions Effective customer service skills Effective understanding of confidentiality Proven ability to be flexible in your approach Ability to deal with people from all backgrounds

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