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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior HCA MSDEC, WRH

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Health Care Assistants in the Medical SDEC Department based in Worcester Royal Hospital.

The MSDEC Department is a fast paced busy area with approximately 50 patients coming in and being discharged within the same working day. You will look after acutely unwell adults with the aim of reducing potential admissions. Patients are referred via their GP, Out of Hours or Pulled from the Emergency Department.

The right individual for the role would be self-motivated, competent and pro-active with an ability to manage multiple patients at once and delegate where necessary. You must be competent in ECG recording, Venepuncture and Basic Observations. You will be working under the supervision of senior staff members but the ability to recognise deteriorating patients and escalate this is essential for this role.

General working hours are between 7:30am and 8pm Monday to Sunday currently. This will change to shifts between the hours of 7:30pm to 10pm.

Main duties of the job

Meeting and greeting patients.

Rapid assessment.

Observations, ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, weights, BMs.

Escorting patients to radiology.

Assisting with procedures.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

  • Best services for local people
  • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
  • Best use of resources
  • Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Details

Date posted

23 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9365-23-0896

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD


Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title: Senior Healthcare Assistant

Pay Band: 3

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Location / Department: MSDEC

Accountable to: Department Manager

Reports to: Department Manager

Key Working Relationships:

Ward/Department staff

Patients and their relatives/carers/partner

Staff in other departments

Risk Assessment:

The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. It may also involve exposure to challenging behaviour

Job Purpose:

The Senior Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are:

To support the professionally qualified staff and work under their direction to provide quality nursing care, therapy activity, treatments and procedures directly to patients

To mentor and supervise and teach Health Care Assistants

To lead and co-ordinate a range of clinical and non-clinical tasks and responsibilities undertaken by Health Care Assistants

To support the ward and therapy department staff to provide a high quality service

Key Duties:

Assist with the maintenance of patient hygiene

Washing and bathing the patient in bed / at bedside and in bathroom, using hoists as appropriate

Care of patients mouth; give mouthwash, clean teeth and care of dentures

Care of hair washing in bathroom, combing and brushing

Care and cleaning of nails

Assist with feeding of patients

Assist with patients to choose appropriate food and drink

Serving of patient meals and cleaning up afterwards

Assist individual patients with feeding

Report on patients intake and record on chart as appropriate

Preparation of beverages and water jugs as required

Assist with patients elimination needs

Giving of bedpans and urinals

Collecting/cleaning of bedpans and urinals

Assisting patients to use commodes

Cleaning commodes

Escort of patients to and from lavatory

Care of incontinent patients

Record outputs where appropriate

Collecting and testing urine samples

Additional aspects of care

Assisting with the recording and safe keeping of patients property/valuables

Moving and repositioning of patients

Dressing/undressing of patients

Making of occupied and unoccupied beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry

Cleaning and tidying examination rooms/clinic areas

Replenishing of linen or stock cupboards

Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques

Accompany able patients to other departments

Assist with occupational, physiotherapy and recreational activities

Assist in the care of relatives and visitors

Assist with the care of patients in isolation

Chaperone professional staff where appropriate

Measuring blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration and completing the necessary documentation

Measuring patients height and weight as directed by a registered nurse and recording on the appropriate documentation

Be involved in patient booking in/admission procedures by introducing patients to ward/department area as directed by registered nurse

Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department/ward as required

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

Assisting in the care of the dying patient, for example bathing, feeding

Assisting in preparing deceased patients for the mortuary

Communication and relationships

The Healthcare Assistants relationship with both staff and patients should be discreet, bearing in mind that all information regarding patients must be kept confidential

Report to the nurse in charge of the ward/department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward/department environment

Answer the telephone, refer to appropriate person

Attend to ward/department reports and meetings when appropriate

Be aware of the need to greet visitors to the ward/department and ascertain the purpose of their visit

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work in order to maintain a safe environment

Undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good communications

Participate in patient handovers

Clinical Support

Where training has been provided and competence assured undertake and monitor baseline and routine patient/client observations, blood glucose, peripheral oxygen saturation and visual acuity. Reporting any changes in a timely manner to a qualified nurse and ensuring these are accurately recorded in patient records

Apply a simple range of dressings using both clean and aseptic techniques

Undertake ECG recordings

Collect blood samples (peripheral or venous) ad directed by a qualified nurse, ensuring its safe storage, transport or disposal as appropriate

Undertake insertion of cannula

Undertake female catheterisation

Removal of simple wound drains

Removal of sutures and clips

Care for a small group of patients without direct supervision but under the direction of a registered

Undertake an associate link/link nurse role where appropriate

Cleaning

Maintain tidiness and cleanliness of areas and equipment as instructed

Clerical duties

Undertake a range of clerical duties service, this may involve:

Reception/telephone duties

Basic computer skills

Obtaining case notes/x-rays

Filing

Assist in the preparation of medical and nursing notes for ward rounds/clinics

Education

Support other health care assistants through mentorship and local induction

Special Requirements

It is a requirement of the Trust that all healthcare assistants will undertake the core skills programme within 3-6 months of appointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title: Senior Healthcare Assistant

Pay Band: 3

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Location / Department: MSDEC

Accountable to: Department Manager

Reports to: Department Manager

Key Working Relationships:

Ward/Department staff

Patients and their relatives/carers/partner

Staff in other departments

Risk Assessment:

The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. It may also involve exposure to challenging behaviour

Job Purpose:

The Senior Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are:

To support the professionally qualified staff and work under their direction to provide quality nursing care, therapy activity, treatments and procedures directly to patients

To mentor and supervise and teach Health Care Assistants

To lead and co-ordinate a range of clinical and non-clinical tasks and responsibilities undertaken by Health Care Assistants

To support the ward and therapy department staff to provide a high quality service

Key Duties:

Assist with the maintenance of patient hygiene

Washing and bathing the patient in bed / at bedside and in bathroom, using hoists as appropriate

Care of patients mouth; give mouthwash, clean teeth and care of dentures

Care of hair washing in bathroom, combing and brushing

Care and cleaning of nails

Assist with feeding of patients

Assist with patients to choose appropriate food and drink

Serving of patient meals and cleaning up afterwards

Assist individual patients with feeding

Report on patients intake and record on chart as appropriate

Preparation of beverages and water jugs as required

Assist with patients elimination needs

Giving of bedpans and urinals

Collecting/cleaning of bedpans and urinals

Assisting patients to use commodes

Cleaning commodes

Escort of patients to and from lavatory

Care of incontinent patients

Record outputs where appropriate

Collecting and testing urine samples

Additional aspects of care

Assisting with the recording and safe keeping of patients property/valuables

Moving and repositioning of patients

Dressing/undressing of patients

Making of occupied and unoccupied beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry

Cleaning and tidying examination rooms/clinic areas

Replenishing of linen or stock cupboards

Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques

Accompany able patients to other departments

Assist with occupational, physiotherapy and recreational activities

Assist in the care of relatives and visitors

Assist with the care of patients in isolation

Chaperone professional staff where appropriate

Measuring blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration and completing the necessary documentation

Measuring patients height and weight as directed by a registered nurse and recording on the appropriate documentation

Be involved in patient booking in/admission procedures by introducing patients to ward/department area as directed by registered nurse

Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department/ward as required

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

Assisting in the care of the dying patient, for example bathing, feeding

Assisting in preparing deceased patients for the mortuary

Communication and relationships

The Healthcare Assistants relationship with both staff and patients should be discreet, bearing in mind that all information regarding patients must be kept confidential

Report to the nurse in charge of the ward/department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward/department environment

Answer the telephone, refer to appropriate person

Attend to ward/department reports and meetings when appropriate

Be aware of the need to greet visitors to the ward/department and ascertain the purpose of their visit

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work in order to maintain a safe environment

Undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good communications

Participate in patient handovers

Clinical Support

Where training has been provided and competence assured undertake and monitor baseline and routine patient/client observations, blood glucose, peripheral oxygen saturation and visual acuity. Reporting any changes in a timely manner to a qualified nurse and ensuring these are accurately recorded in patient records

Apply a simple range of dressings using both clean and aseptic techniques

Undertake ECG recordings

Collect blood samples (peripheral or venous) ad directed by a qualified nurse, ensuring its safe storage, transport or disposal as appropriate

Undertake insertion of cannula

Undertake female catheterisation

Removal of simple wound drains

Removal of sutures and clips

Care for a small group of patients without direct supervision but under the direction of a registered

Undertake an associate link/link nurse role where appropriate

Cleaning

Maintain tidiness and cleanliness of areas and equipment as instructed

Clerical duties

Undertake a range of clerical duties service, this may involve:

Reception/telephone duties

Basic computer skills

Obtaining case notes/x-rays

Filing

Assist in the preparation of medical and nursing notes for ward rounds/clinics

Education

Support other health care assistants through mentorship and local induction

Special Requirements

It is a requirement of the Trust that all healthcare assistants will undertake the core skills programme within 3-6 months of appointment.

Person Specification

Skills and knowledge.

Essential

  • -Able to communicate (written and verbally) in the English Language.
  • -Proficient in reading and writing in the English language.
  • -Able to mentor and supervise other HCAs in the working environment.
  • - ECG recording Venepuncture.

Desirable

  • -Keyboard/computer knowledge/skills.
  • -Knowledge of PAS and ICE.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Direct Care, or equivalent Key Skills literacy/numeracy or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ Assessor qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as a HealthCare Assistant in caring for acutely unwell patients requiring initial assessment on admission.
Person Specification

Skills and knowledge.

Essential

  • -Able to communicate (written and verbally) in the English Language.
  • -Proficient in reading and writing in the English language.
  • -Able to mentor and supervise other HCAs in the working environment.
  • - ECG recording Venepuncture.

Desirable

  • -Keyboard/computer knowledge/skills.
  • -Knowledge of PAS and ICE.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Direct Care, or equivalent Key Skills literacy/numeracy or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ Assessor qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as a HealthCare Assistant in caring for acutely unwell patients requiring initial assessment on admission.

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

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager MSDEC

Leah Sherman

leah.sherman@nhs.net

01905760047

Details

Date posted

23 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9365-23-0896

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD


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