NHS Jobs
Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Company name:Â NHS Jobs
Salary: £25,000.00 to £27,000.00 per year
Job Reference:Â M0045-25-0056
Read also: Health Care Assistant needed in NHS Jobs
About the Job:Â
- Maintain a high standard of care applying evidence-based practice
- Assist medical/diagnostic personnel in the care of patients to include treatment, preventative care and patient education
- Undertake, record and follow guidelines for tasks for which appropriate training has been received
- Assist to provide treatment services including but not limited to: Endoscopy Decontamination Work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems
- Reprocess reusable medical devices, disassemble, clean, disinfect, check, assemble, sterilize, keep in drying cabinets and track and trace in a controlled environment
- Contribute to developing the service to ensure that delivery of medical device decontamination is safe, effective and follows best practice
- Carry out weekly water sampling Endoscopy assistance in procedure room and recovery, measuring and recording blood pressure and pulse
- ECGs 24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Height/weight/Body Mass Index measuring and recording
- Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by a clinician, when required
- Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with consulting clinicians or independently to agreed protocols
- Assisting with minor out-patient surgical procedures
- Assist trained professionals with health screening programmes
- Assist with the training of junior staff
- Following appropriate training, operate decontamination equipment and carry out routine tests in accordance with the Quality Standards and Guidance
To apply for this job please visit findajob.dwp.gov.uk.