HCA Acute Respiratory Unit
4 weeks ago
Job summary
The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are:
To support the professionally qualified staff and work under their direction to provide quality nursing care, therapy activity, treatments and procedures directly to patients
To assist the Senior HeathCare Assistants with their daily duties
To undertake a range of clinical and non-clinical tasks and responsibilities undertaken by Health Care Assistants
Main duties of the job
Making of occupied and unoccupied beds, tiding up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry.
Cleaning and tidying examination rooms/clinic areas.
Replenishing of linen or stock cupboards.
Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.
Accompany able patients to other departments.
Assist in the care of relatives and visitors.
Assist with the care of patients in isolation.
Measuring body temperature, pulse rate and respiration and completing the necessary documentation.
Measuring patients height and weight as directed by a registered nurse and recording on the appropriate documentation.
Be involved in patient booking in/ admission, introducing patients to ward/department area as directed by registered nurse.
Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department/ward as required.
Assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and/or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Best services for local people Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients Best use of resources Best peopleBetter never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be adaptable and flexible to workingin various areas of the department/ward as required.
Assist the multi professional team to prepareand support patients undergoing treatment and/or investigation maintainingprivacy and dignity at all times.
Assisting in the care of the dying patient,for example bathing, feeding.
Assisting in preparing deceased patients forthe mortuary.
Thepost involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids andexposure to high noise levels.
May also involveexposure to challenging behaviour
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Able to communicate (written and verbally) in the English Language Proficient in reading and writing in the English language
Desirable
Keyboard/computer knowledge/skills Knowledge of PAS and use of ICE
Qualifications
Essential
Previous experience as a HealthCare Assistant would be an advantage.
Desirable
Qualified to NVQ Level 3-
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