Health Care Assistant - Kenyon Ward

Observing, monitoring and recording patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.

Communication with patients, relatives and carers.

Assisting with clinical duties.

Personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort and safety.

Promoting positive mental/physical/nutritional health with patients.

Provide patient care, which may require the use of physical effort to roll, manoeuvre and stand patients.

Assist other team members to maintain the skin integrity of all patients.

Assist patients with an appropriate dietary intake. Provide assistance and monitoring with eating and drinking as required.

Be able to handle waste body fluids, ensuring correct disposal according to Trust policies. Take specimens of urine, faeces, sputum, wound and other swabs, when requested to do so from a registered nurse.

Supporting service users and their families throughout their care, promoting health and wellbeing and understanding wider health and social care system.

Clinical, technician and scientific roles and responsibilities. Knowledge and practice, support and interventions required to safely assist service-users to meet their optimum potential.

Communication and information management. Communicate clearly and accurately using a range of written, verbal and non-verbal methods, maintaining confidentiality and protection of data and overcoming physical, sensory, cognitive and language barriers to understanding.

Safe and inclusive environments. Working within organisational policies and procedures to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding, protection and personal wellbeing and safety along with the important of infection control, duty of care and candour.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH)is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation.

Joining RJAH is more than just a job - we want our people to have the best opportunities to thrive in their role.We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to outstanding professional development opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities - including our recently-opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans' Orthopaedic Centre (the first unit of its kind in the UK).RJAH has strong links with a range of universities including Staffordshire, Keele, Glyndwr, Chester and Birmingham.The hospital is located on a site outside Oswestry in Oswestry, just off the A5. The nearest train station is in Gobowen, approximately two miles from the hospital. The station is part of the Chester to Birmingham line.We are based in North Shropshire, close to the border with North and Mid Wales. It is one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links. It offers outstanding opportunities for anyone who enjoys an outdoor lifestyle or is looking to raise a family.

Qualificatoins

Essential: - RQF Level 3 in relevant subject

Experience

Essential: - Experience in health and/or social care settings

Knowledge

Essential: - Knowledge of personal care and related procedures

Skills and competencies

Essential: - Able to undertake a limited range of delegated clinical duties (eg recording patient observations)

Values

Essential: - Demonstrates commitment to the Trust's published values