Critical Care Band 3 Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

As a Critical Care Healthcare Assistant you will work under direct or indirect supervision of a registered nurse at all times. The care you give to patients will be compassionate, caring and high quality. You will recognise your abilities and limitations of your competence and only carry out those tasks for which you are trained. As a member of the ward team you will support the other staff, act in the best interest of patients and treat everyone with respect. As a Critical Care Healthcare Assistant you will honour your work commitments, be reliable, trustworthy and uphold the Trust Values and the Skills for Health Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers.

Main duties of the job

Carry out a range of practical and clinical skills which include:

• Agreed patient observations and fluid intake and output.
• Recognise and report any abnormalities to the registered nurse.
• Care of patient's clothing and valuables.
• Assist patients with mobility.
• Other general duties will include answering the telephone and taking messages, escorting patients and running errands.
• Provide compassionate care for patients ensuring their hygiene and nutritional needs are met.
• Help patients with their toileting requirements.
• You will have a responsibility to keep yourself and colleagues safe at all times. To do this it is essential you are up to date with manual handling training, conflict resolution training, dementia care training and other relevant health and safety training.
• As a member of the ward team you will contribute to ensuring the environment is clean, tidy, clutter free and welcoming.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk