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Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £25,883.00 to £26,958.00 per year
Job Reference: C9380-25-0364
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About the Job:
Main duties of the job
- Recording accurately all care given as required onto the electronic patient record system and validating own entries.
- Enabling mothers to maintain and improve their independence by promoting active involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
- Noting and reporting accurately any care given and/or information required by the nurse in charge.
- Giving physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed,
- Promoting the mother’s appearance and personal hygiene by offering support and advice in washing and ensuring that suitable toiletries are available.
- Supporting and carrying out patient therapeutic observation checks as required and instructed.
- Maintaining a clean and healthy ward environment and assisting mothers in all aspects of daily living skills as required.
- Escorting mothers to attend hospital appointments and Section 17 leave if requested.
- Taking the lead in a specific area of work for the ward, e.g. Wellbeing, Health & Safety or Patient Activity.
- Serve food and drink to mothers and their babies and to assist/encourage the mother to eat and/or drink when appropriate to do so.
- Undertaking all relevant training as directed (including training linked to lead role) and participate in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
- Working a full range of shifts covering a 24 hour period, including night shifts. You may also be required, at times, to work at other Trust sites.
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