Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant (Dependent on Qualifications and Skills) Unlock Your Potential and Make a Real Difference in Patient Care

Are you passionate about providing compassionate care and making a meaningful impact in patients' lives? We are looking to recruit Healthcare assistants to join our dynamic and friendly nursing teams on Urology - Ward 19 and Surgical Assessment Ward.

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our well established teams with a commitment to delivering high quality individualised patient centred care.

We offer inclusion into a fantastic, enthusiastic team, a period of induction and a strong commitment to training and professional development.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for providing the highest standard of individualised holistic patient care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

What we are looking for:

Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant

Completion of the Care Certificate (or willing to complete within 3 months of starting)

Relevant healthcare qualification

Clinical skills and competencies specific to the department (if you lack these then you'll start as a Band 2 Trainee HCA, with progression to a Band 3 HCA upon completion of training).

Main duties of the job

Undertakes personal care duties, supporting patients with toileting, bathing, dressing and meals.

Undertakes a limited range of delegated clinical duties relevant to the services provided/work area; record patient observations, e.g. taking blood pressure, blood glucose monitoring, pregnancy testing, routine maternal and neonatal observations, observing patients for signs of agitation or distress.

Assist patients to meet their individual elimination needs which involves assisting with toileting, catheter care, emptying catheters and stomas.

Assist patients to mobilise safely, including the correct use of various aids available.

Chaperone patients while undergoing medical examinations and various procedures.

Escort appropriate patients to other wards/departments within the hospital. This may include taking a stable patient to medical imaging or discharge lounge.

Assist in the personal care of the dying patient, providing sensitive support for the patient and their families by supporting with drinks, refreshments, tissues and comfort needs.

Assist with admission & timely discharge of patients by settling the patient & orientating them to their surroundings.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.