- Full Time
- Westcliff
NHS Jobs
Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £24,937.00 per year
Job Reference: C9390-25-1438
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About the Job:
Job summary
To work effectively as a member of the ward team and to establish and maintain relationships within the team. To support qualified staff in the management and delivery of clinical practice. To promote equality of care and non-discriminatory practice, acknowledging a patient’s personal beliefs and identity. To ensure that information is passed to the appropriate member of the team. To support patients and relatives in adjusting to the changed circumstances caused by illness and injury.
Main duties of the job
- Take accurate messages and answer the telephone in a courteous manner.
- Work co-operatively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ensure orientation of new patients to the ward environment
- Following and implementing care plans under the direction of a qualified nurse.
- Basic patient care – this could include feeding, washing, dressing, personal hygiene
- Undertake the care of patients who are dying
- Undertake patient moving and handling using a safe and correct procedure
- Obtaining, testing and recording specimens from the patient
- Responding appropriately to emergency situations
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communication
Take accurate messages and answer the telephone in a courteous manner.
Work co-operatively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure orientation of new patients to the ward environment
- Analytical and Planning
Following and implementing care plans under the direction of a qualified nurse.
- Clinical Duties (If Applicable)
Basic patient care – this could include feeding, washing, dressing, personal hygiene.
Undertake the care of patients who are dying.
Undertake patient moving and handling using a safe and correct procedure.
Obtaining, testing and recording specimens from the patient.
Responding appropriately to emergency situations
- Policy and Service Development
Contribute to the Individual Performance Review Process and personal development plan.
Ensure understanding of the ward/departments Risk Management Strategies.
Each Health Care Assistant should maintain patient confidentiality at all times and in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles. Specifically: To correctly establish the identity of individuals prior to divulging any information. On establishing identity, to provide appropriate and relevant information without breaching confidentiality.
- Financial and Physical Resources
Maintaining a clean environment with due consideration to Health and Safety issues.
- Staff Management
Each Health Care Assistant should work under the direction of a qualified member of staff at all times.
- Information Resources
Input details on the patient related computer systems.
Person Specification
Communication
Essential
- High Standard of written communication
- GCSE in Maths and English (Passed)
Desirable
- care certificate
Expereience
Essential
- Experience working within the care setting
Desirable
- experience working within the hospital setting
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