Healthcare Assistant

2 months ago

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

This position is based on the Acute Medical floor at RSH. This floor has seen the expansion and co-location of our assessment, admissions and short stay facilities enabling more efficient assessment of patients, and reducing admissions and length of stay for those patients that require a hospital admission. The post will be based mostly on AMA or AMU but may require some work on 22SS or are looking for caring and compassionate Healthcare Assistants to join our team. You will have good communication skills and a caring nature, with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. In return we can offer you a robust training programme (a 2 week academy Healthcare programme prior to starting in the department if new to the role) as well as further training and education to progress your career with us.

We currently have a permanent position and a 6 month secondment position available.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support and assist Registered Nurses delivering all aspects of health care directly to patients, within defined levels of competence and practice. This will include assisting in maintaining a suitable environment in which to deliver that care.

Provide support to patients to maintain their hygiene needs Provide support to maintain their elimination needs Assist in the delivery of pressure area care Assist in the maintenance of patients nutritional and hydration needs Accurately undertake and record patient observations (at a frequency determined by the Registered Nurses) reporting any abnormalities immediately to a Registered Nurse Escort patients to and from other wards and departments under the direct instruction of the Registered Nurses To move patients safely using techniques taught by the Manual Handling Team, including the safe use of mechanical and non-mechanical manual handling aids To provide clinical administrative support to Registered Nurses

About us

As a Trust, we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations, and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support your continued professional development. Working with the Transforming Care Institute we can also offer in-house training such as degree/master modules, secondments and acting up opportunities.

We are an organisation that strives to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision ("To provide excellent care for the communities we serve") and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most - our patients and their families.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this job role please see full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding, through personal statement and interview, of what is required within the role of a Health Care Assistant in the care setting Can describe the Trust Values and demonstrate how they put these in to practice within their caring role Experience of care either formal or informal for a family/friend

Desirable

Previous hospital experience

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE in Maths and English grade 9-4 ( A - C) Functional Skills L1 or higher2

Desirable

Level 2 Diploma in Health Care support NVQ Level 2 in Care or demonstrate a commitment to work towards

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