NHS Jobs
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £25,714.00 to £28,926.00 per year
Job Reference: E0170-24-0034
Read also: Health Care Assistant needed in NHS Jobs
About the Job:
Main duties of the job
1. Assist residents with all aspects of their personal hygiene care needs including; washing, showering, dressing, continence and mouth care whilst enabling them to be as independent with these tasks as possible and enabling them to be involved in all decisions of their care.
2. To assist with mobility and positioning programmes including; hoisting, positioning and assisting with mobility aids according to personalised guidelines.
3. To support residents with eating and drinking tasks, which may include the use of adapted feeding equipment, recording of food and fluid intake and feeding residents with an impaired swallow function.
4. Communicate with residents and their families in all aspects of care, which may include supporting residents with complex communication needs and residents who present with behavioural/emotional needs as a result of their brain injury.
5. To maintain timely and accurate documentation in electronic patient records (EPR) documenting the day to day interventions and progress and escalating any concerns regarding a residents wellbeing at the earliest possibility.
6. To ensure that key members of the Multi-disciplinary team (MDT), most importantly the Registered Nurses are kept informed of any changes in the residents condition.
7. To support residents to pursue social & leisure activities personalised to them & assist in a facilitated leisure programme on the ward and by escorting them internally & externally on trips to help achieve this.
See more remote jobs.
To apply for this job please visit findajob.dwp.gov.uk.