Health Care Assistant

Job summary

As a Health Care Assistant, you will become a valued member of a highly skilled team, assisting the registered nursing staff in providing high quality care at all times. You will need to have excellent communication skills, be cheerful and friendly and willing to provide personal care.

As a HCA you will be the eyes and the ears of our patients, we are looking to employ caring individuals who want to provide excellent care to patients in our service. We are proud to be going back to basics with our fundamentals of care programme and want you to be part of this.

We expect you to undertake all aspects of basic nursing care, including personal care supporting the patients to remain independent. We expect all staff to participate in the maintenance of the ward and with support of professionally qualified members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring the highest standard of patient/client care.

We will support you to undertake core and additional trainings and ensure you have the support you need to flourish in this vital role.

You will be delivering care under the supervision and direction of qualified members of the team.

We expect to deliver excellent standard of care -review and report any change to patient's condition to appropriately qualifiedsenior members of the team.

Positions available in ward A8 and Surgical Assessment Unit

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the delivery of care and clinical activity in accordance with agreed plan of care and appropriate policies, procedures and protocols of ward/department.

2 Report any alteration in patients'/client's condition including the initiation of emergency action to the qualified clinical nurse.

3 To be aware of spiritual, cultural and religious needs of patients and to ensure care provided is particularly sensitive tothose needs.

4 Collect specimens of urine, faeces, or sputum as directed by qualified clinical nurse, ensuring its safe storage/transportor disposal as appropriate.

5 Assist with the control of infection including the safe disposal of clinical waste.

6 Provide assistance to address the nutritional /dietary needs of patients/clients:

a. Ensuring specific care instructions are complied with i.e. nil by mouth.b. Assisting patients/clients with their oral care needsc. Assisting patients/clients to ensure they receive necessary fluid intake.d. Assisting patients/clients with their meals, which will include aiding patients/clients to complete menu choices,assisting and encouraging patients to eat meals.e. Ensure all dietary intake or refusals are appropriately documented in patient's notes.

7 Provide assistance to ensure the psychological/emotional and physical needs of patients/clients are met respondingand reporting appropriately:

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2QT

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2QT

Employer's website

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

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