Healthcare Assistant

The main duties of a healthcare support worker are: -

Assist with admitting patients to

the ward and the care of their relatives.

Undertake clinical procedures

following assessment of competencies by qualified senior members of staff.

Carry out delegated nursing care.

Act as health.

Provide safe and effective care.

Identifies areas for the

improvement.

Assist patients with attending to

the activities of daily living and support the therapy team with the

rehabilitation of the patient.

Assist patients to

sit up or out for breakfast.

Serve and prepare

meals/breakfast and drinks, help to assist patients when required. Complete

appropriate paperwork i.e food diaries and fluid balance charts.

Assist patients

with morning personal care and dressing.

Mobilise patients

using correct mobility equipment when required/liaise with physiotherapy team.

Liaise with nursing staff for

information regarding. Observations, catheters, lab samples, blood sugar

monitoring, dressings and further health checks.

Carry out patient

weekly assessments which involve weighing, clean and check mattress, catheter

bag change when required.

Stores to be

restocked daily.

Assist patients

with toileting.

Assist to support

patients to bed/ attach catheter night bags when required.

Comply with policies

and procedures of the ward.

Behave consistently with the values and

beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always

seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility

for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to

patients.

Provide safe and effective practice to

patients within the Community Hospital.

Practice as a member of the Community

Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger

multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined

ward/department.

For full details of the duties and criteria

for the role please refer to the job description and person specification

attached.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,

we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals

and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health

and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of

all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over

100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible

working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,

and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value

diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,

and ethnicities.

What we offer;

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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to

33 days with long service

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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work

unsocial hours

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Flexible and agile working opportunities

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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

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Wide range of supportive staff networks

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Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our

website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

Sharing

your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to

pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from

you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained

interest in working for the Trust.

Qualifications

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

Experience

Additional Criteria