Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for keen and enthusiastic band 2 Healthcare Assistants to join our team on Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

CCU is an eight bedded ward that accepts patients under the specialty of cardiology from the Accident and Emergency department, the cardiac catheter lab and the outpatient clinic. It is busy and dynamic unit which has 8 monitored beds .

As a successful candidate you will be able support the nurses in providing high quality patient care in a busy and dynamic environment.

We are committed to education of staff so a desire for personal professional development and computer literacy is essential.

Previous experience and interaction with patients in a care environment is essential.

Main duties of the job

To assist qualified staff in undertaking personal care duties for patients.

To report patient condition to qualified staff and escalated any abnormalities with their vital signs.

To seek clarification from trained staff whenever the post holder is uncertain about their responsibilities or duties at any time.

To provide personal care to patients with care and compassion

To respect patients individuality and maintain privacy and dignity

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.