Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Day Surgery Hub at KTC.
We are looking for a dynamic Healthcare Assistant with initiative and a keen interest in Day Surgery.
Do you want to be part of our team that is constantly evolving and moving forward?
Our vision is to become one of the top performing Surgical Hubs, delivering a safe efficient service, based on best practice across a variety of specialities including, general surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology, ear, nose and throat and urology. Our aim is to continue providing high quality healthcare, whilst improving our utilization, reducing cancellations and any delays for treatment and DNA's.
'Putting patients first'
Main duties of the job
Your role as a
Health Care Assistant (HCA) is to work alongside registered nurse as part of the Day surgery hub to provide care to patients.
The types of duties include assisting trained
nurses to prepare patients for theatre, serving patients meals, caring for
patient post operatively, 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.
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 over 7,000 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be involved in patient admission, introducing patients to the ward/department as directed by a registered nurse.
You will assist in preparing patients for theatre, taking observations, helping complete admission details.
You
will look after patient post operatively with a trained nurse, taking
observation, getting food and drinks.
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 report to the nurse in charge of the department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward/department environment.
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 ensure the privacy and dignity of patients are met at all times.
You will be adaptable and flexible to working
in various areas of the department or ward as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be involved in patient admission, introducing patients to the ward/department as directed by a registered nurse.
You will assist in preparing patients for theatre, taking observations, helping complete admission details.
You
will look after patient post operatively with a trained nurse, taking
observation, getting food and drinks.
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 report to the nurse in charge of the department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward/department environment.
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 ensure the privacy and dignity of patients are 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
- Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment.
Desirable
- Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent.
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths.
Desirable
- Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent.
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment.
Desirable
- Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent.
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths.
Desirable
- Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent.
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
