Healthcare Asssitant Laurel3 Clinical Haem, WRH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Summary

Your role as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) is to work alongside registered nurse as part of the ward or department team to provide care to patients.

The types of duties include: washing and dressing patients, serving patients meals, assisting with feeding patients when necessary, helping people to mobilise, assisting patients with toileting, bed-making, generally assisting with patients' overall comfort, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.

Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.

You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers.

This role will require you to work variable hours on a rota including nights and weekends.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns

Role Details

You will assist with washing and dressing patients, using hoists as appropriate.

You will assist with serving meals and feeding patients, including reporting on their intake and recording on charts as appropriate.

You will assist with toileting, escorting patients to and from the lavatory and recording outputs where necessary.

You will assist with monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight

You will assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.

You will make beds and help to ensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.

You will communicate with patients and their relatives with care and compassion.

You will help to ensure that patients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.

You will be involved in patient booking in / admission, introducing patients to ward / department area as directed by registered nurse.

You will assist with the recording and safe keeping of patients property and valuables.

You will assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and / or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.

You will safeguard vulnerable adults.

You will report to the nurse in charge of the ward / department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward / department environment.

You will undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good communication.

You will ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is met at all times.

You will be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department or ward as required.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Skills and Abilities Essential Ability to communicate effectively, and demonstrate excellent communication skills: verbal, listening & written Legible handwriting. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding your own boundaries Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of your behaviour and other peoples behaviour

Desirable

• An understanding of the Trusts PRIDE Values: Patients at the Centre of all we do. Everyone is entitled to privacy, dignity and compassion Respect everyone Improve & Innovate Dependable services with good communication. Drive for quality: getting things right first time and learning from mistakes. Empower staff to take personal responsibility for action and challenge if something is not right. A basic understanding of : The 6 Cs Compassion in Practice: Compassion, Courage, Care, Competence, Commitment, Communication, A basic understanding of the NHS Constitution and our values and behaviours.

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic standard of education including Maths and English Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment

Desirable

• Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent Experience of working in a healthcare setting

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• An understanding of the Trusts PRIDE Values: Patients at the Centre of all we do. Everyone is entitled to privacy, dignity and compassion Respect everyone Improve & Innovate Dependable services with good communication. Drive for quality: getting things right first time and learning from mistakes. Empower staff to take personal responsibility for action and challenge if something is not right. A basic understanding of : The 6 Cs Compassion in Practice: Compassion, Courage, Care, Competence, Commitment, Communication, A basic understanding of the NHS Constitution and our values and behaviours.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)