Job summary
As a senior healthcare assistant you are a critical member of the Ward team, supporting and assisting Registered Nurses.
Main duties of the job
Assisting in the assessment, planning and implementation of patient care.Delivering care to the patient as prescribed by the individual care plans and liaising with family members as appropriate.
About us
Burton Park is a neurobehavioural locked rehabilitation hospital for patients with acquired brain injury, many of whom will display co-existing neuropsychiatric or other conditions and present some degree of Clinically Related Behaviour that communicates distress.
There are three wards offering 50 beds. Warwick Lodge, Dalby Unit and Cleves Lodge. A variety of care pathways are available, including acute and longer-term neurobehavioural rehabilitation and person-centred care, emphasising the least restrictive setting. A 4 bed High Dependency Unit is being developed on Cleves Lodge to cater for service users requiring more intensive nursing support. Warwick Lodge caters for service users with higher levels of physical needs. Dalby Lodge is a therapy-led pre-discharge ward preparing service users for a return to community living, and admits service users who have progressed through the pathway on site as well as taking direct referrals.
The multi-disciplinary team includes Psychology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Assistants, Social workers and Psychiatrists.
Burton Park is situated in the historic town of Melton Mowbray, a thriving market town. Here patients can access local amenities such as a leisure centre, cinema, shops, restaurants and cafés to support their full rehabilitation programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assists qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans undertaking routine
tasks and activities as directed to facilitate the wellbeing, dignity and treatment of all patients.
- Provides practical support and responsive care to patients who require assistance with intimate personal needs such
addressing, bathing and toileting activities ensuring that such activities comply with procedures and the relevant
healthcare legislation.
- Observes and monitors the wellbeing of patients ensuring that any unusual physical, mental or emotional
occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff/the primary nurse and documented as appropriate.
- Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Prepared to take on additional responsibilities subject to service need and competence achievement such as
Phlebotomy
- Participate in regular ward meetings and attend other meetings as requested.
- To assist in the maintenance of stock levels, including pharmaceutical products, not medicines.
- To assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness and adhere to infection control policy and procedures at
alltimes.
- Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors responding promptly
and courteously to requests and enquiries.
- Help promote and maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient / relatives and carers.
- To receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner and ensure all
persons visiting the ward are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.
- Lead Training Role in the hospital (i.e. for PMVA).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assists qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans undertaking routine
tasks and activities as directed to facilitate the wellbeing, dignity and treatment of all patients.
- Provides practical support and responsive care to patients who require assistance with intimate personal needs such
addressing, bathing and toileting activities ensuring that such activities comply with procedures and the relevant
healthcare legislation.
- Observes and monitors the wellbeing of patients ensuring that any unusual physical, mental or emotional
occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff/the primary nurse and documented as appropriate.
- Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Prepared to take on additional responsibilities subject to service need and competence achievement such as
Phlebotomy
- Participate in regular ward meetings and attend other meetings as requested.
- To assist in the maintenance of stock levels, including pharmaceutical products, not medicines.
- To assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness and adhere to infection control policy and procedures at
alltimes.
- Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors responding promptly
and courteously to requests and enquiries.
- Help promote and maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient / relatives and carers.
- To receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner and ensure all
persons visiting the ward are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.
- Lead Training Role in the hospital (i.e. for PMVA).
Person Specification
Knowledge/Education/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English.
- Has completed the Care Certificate
- Understands the need for strict confidentiality
- Basic IT literacy
- Minimum 2 years as a Healthcare Assistant in a similar environment.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Education/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English.
- Has completed the Care Certificate
- Understands the need for strict confidentiality
- Basic IT literacy
- Minimum 2 years as a Healthcare Assistant in a similar environment.
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.
