Senior Healthcare Assistant

2 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you looking for a motivating and rewarding career? Do you thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference to our patients in Lancashire Teaching Hospitals?

You will need to be flexible in your working hours to work shifts/unsocial hours including nights as required. Excellent communication skills are essential in this role as well as a passion for delivering excellent care with compassion.

If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear from you

Please send over your Maths and English GCSE's Grade C or above and your NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare to

Main duties of the job

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals recent developments in acute medical care, has created these fabulous opportunities for dynamic, innovative, and passionate Health Care Assistants to join our expanding acute medical team.

As a Senior Health Care Assistant, you will support the qualified nursing staff to provide high standards of care to our patients. You will be a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team and support the team with care, assessment, and treatment of patients.

You will need to be flexible in your working hours to work shifts/unsocial hours including nights as required. Excellent communication skills are essential in this role as well as a passion for delivering excellent care with compassion.

If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear from you

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards. Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching eg: Urine, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs, blood sugars. Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies. Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care. Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting, and meeting the needs and choices of individuals. Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness. Maintain and develop own competence.

Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

GCSE Maths & English grade C or above / Grade 4 - 9 or Functional/Key skills level 2 numeracy and Functional/Key Skills level 2 literacy BNCS or NVQ / Internal Level 2 training programme Must be willing to undertake and complete Trust internal Level 3 training programme course asap

Desirable

Level 3 QCF diploma (Qualification Credit Framework) in healthcare / NVQ level 3

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in an acute health care or related setting Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality Understanding of the role of a senior HCA
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