Healthcare assistant

Job summary

Neuro rehab is a 10 bedded level 2 unit for patients with neurological issues such as Traumatic Train Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Functional neurological disorder to name but a few.

We work as a MDT with highly specialist Nurses, physios, occupational therapists, speech and language, doctors and psychologists.

To assist with the direct care of patients as delegated to and supervised by registered nurse / health care professional.

To work under supervision of a registered practitioner, however supervision may be remote or indirect.

To work alone in clinical settings, taking responsibility for well-defined routine clinical and non-clinical duties delegated by the registered practitioner including defined clinical or therapeutic interventions within the limit of competence

To provide support to the nursing team working collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing positively to the delivery of high quality compassionate care.

Main duties of the job

To provide support to the nursing team working collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing positively to the delivery of high quality compassionate care.

To uphold the fundamental standards of safety and quality always putting the patients first and protecting them from harm.

Taking patient observations and completing basic nursing care. Assisting therapists in everyday tasks.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.